Ireland West Knock Airport

EIKN · Connaught, Ireland

The METAR station used is 135 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 270° Ireland West Knock Airport 8/26
Wind: 10 kt, 3 beaufort

10 kt

2 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,600
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 1,800
METAR EINN 182230Z 27010KT 9999 FEW016 BKN018 10/07 Q1024 NOSIG

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 Shannon Airport on April 18, 2024 23:30, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 270° with a speed of 10 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,600 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 1,800 ft.

The temperature is 10 °C, with a wind chill of 6 °C. The dew point is 7 °C, the relative humidity is 82%. The air pressure at sea level is 1024 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 20:43. 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° 2 kt 10 kt 19 %

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

1,600 ft FEW Few clouds
1,800 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 10 °C
Dewpoint 7 °C
Rel. humidity 82%
Wind chill 6 °C
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:29 (6:23h)
Midday
13:34
Sunset
20:40

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