Galway Airport

EICM · Connaught, Ireland

The METAR station used is 67 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 220° Galway Airport 8/26
Wind: 7 kt, 3 beaufort

6 kt

4 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,800
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FEW 2,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 3,000
METAR EINN 291230Z 22007KT 190V260 9999 VCSH FEW018 FEW020CB SCT030 09/07 Q0977 NOSIG

METAR Galway Airport - EICM/GWY

Galway Airport is a midsized airport in Connaught, Ireland. The airport is located at latitude 53.30015 and longitude -8.94172. The airport has one runway: 8/26. The ICAO airport code of this field is EICM. The airport's IATA code is GWY. The airport is in the Shannon FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Shannon Airport on March 29, 2024 12:30, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 220° with a speed of 7 kt. The wind direction varies between 190° and 260°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft, few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 2,000 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 3,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

Current weather is in the vicinity showers . The temperature is 9 °C, with a wind chill of 6 °C. The dew point is 7 °C, the relative humidity is 87%. The air pressure at sea level is 977 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 19:05. This applies to Galway Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +0 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
8/26 075°-255° 4 kt 6 kt 57 %

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

1,800 ft FEW Few clouds
2,000 ft FEW Few clouds cumulonimbus
3,000 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather In the vicinity showers
Temperature 9 °C
Dewpoint 7 °C
Rel. humidity 87%
Wind chill 6 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:15
Midday
12:40
Sunset
19:05 (6:23h)

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