Ireland West Knock Airport

EIKN · Connaught, Ireland

The METAR station used is 170 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 070° Ireland West Knock Airport 8/26
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

6 kt

1 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,800
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 5,000
METAR EIME 012300Z 07006KT 9999 -RA FEW018 BKN050 09/08 Q1011

METAR Ireland West Knock Airport - EIKN/NOC

Ireland West Knock Airport is a midsized airport in Connaught, Ireland. The airport is located at latitude 53.91031 and longitude -8.81828. The airport has one runway: 8/26. The ICAO airport code of this field is EIKN. The airport's IATA code is NOC. The airport is in the Shannon FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Casement Air Base on May 2, 2024 00:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 070° with a speed of 6 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 5,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 5,000 ft.

Current weather is light rain. The temperature is 9 °C, with a wind chill of 6 °C. The dew point is 8 °C, the relative humidity is 94%. The air pressure at sea level is 1011 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 21:07. This applies to Ireland West Knock Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +1 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

On this airport you can find flying clubs. Companies on this airport are Conacht Aero Club, Eir Trade Aviation and Met Éireann.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Ireland West Knock Airport. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
8/26 079°-259° 6 kt 16 %

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
5,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light rain
Temperature 9 °C
Dewpoint 8 °C
Rel. humidity 94%
Wind chill 6 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:50 (5:26h)
Midday
13:22
Sunset
20:55

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