Volkel Air Base

EHVK · North Brabant, The Netherlands

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 210° Volkel Air Base 6L/24R
Wind: 14 kt, 4 beaufort

12 kt

7 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,600
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BKN 3,000
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OVC 3,500
METAR EHVK 311210Z AUTO 21014KT 160V260 9999 -DZRA FEW026 BKN030 OVC035 13/09 Q0993 BLU BECMG 21015G25KT TEMPO 4000 RA FEW010 BKN020

METAR Volkel Air Base - EHVK/UDE

Volkel Air Base is a midsized airport in North Brabant, The Netherlands. The airport is located at latitude 51.65722 and longitude 5.70778. The airport has 3 runways: 6L/24R, 6R/24L and 6/24. The ICAO airport code of this field is EHVK and it's IATA code is UDE.

This report was made for Volkel Air Base on March 31, 2023 14:10, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 210° with a speed of 14 kt. The wind direction varies between 160° and 260°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 2,600 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 3,000 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 3,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 3,000 ft.

Current weather is light drizzle rain. The temperature and wind chill are 13 °C. The dew point is 9 °C, the relative humidity is 77%. The air pressure at sea level is 993 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Becoming

    The wind is from direction 210° with a speed of 15 kt. Wind gusts expected of 25 kt.

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. The visibility becomes 4 km. Significant weather: rain. few clouds at an altitude of 1,000 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 2,000 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 20:08. This applies to Volkel Air Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

We don't have information about companies on this airport.

Experiences

There are professional flight simulators at this airport. If you wish, you can book a session in one of these simulators. The most popular type of simulator at this airport is F16 simulator. The price of a session starts at € 85. You can make your reservation for a F16 simulator here.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
6L/24R 058°-238° 7 kt 12 kt 47 %
6R/24L 058°-238° 7 kt 12 kt 47 %
6/24 055°-235° 6 kt 13 kt 42 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

2,600 ft FEW Few clouds
3,000 ft BKN Broken clouds
3,500 ft OVC Overcast clouds
1,000 ft FEW Temporary Few clouds
2,000 ft BKN Temporary Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light drizzle rain
Temperature 13 °C
Dewpoint 9 °C
Rel. humidity 77%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:14
Midday
13:41
Sunset
20:08 (5:48h)

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