Port San Carlos Landing Strip

FK-0008 · Falkland Islands

METAR FK-0008 · Port San Carlos Landing Strip

The METAR station used is 52 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 220° Port San Carlos Landing Strip 11/29
Wind direction to Wind: 18 kt, gusting 29 kt, 5 beaufort

5 kt

17 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 1,800
METAR EGYP 101820Z 22018G29KT 9999 FEW010 BKN018 04/03 Q1013 TEMPO 7000 -SHRASN SCT010 BKN018

METAR Port San Carlos Landing Strip - FK-0008

This field is located in Falkland Islands. The airport is located at latitude -51.50167 and longitude -59.00420. The airport has one runway: 11/29. This airport has no ICAO code, we use FK-0008 as reference. The airport is in the Comodoro Rivadavia FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Mount Pleasant Airport on May 10, 2024 15:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 220° with a speed of 18 kt. Wind gusts of 29 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

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

The temperature is 4 °C, with a wind chill of -3 °C. The dew point is 3 °C, the relative humidity is 93%. The air pressure at sea level is 1013 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. The visibility becomes 7 km. Significant weather: light showers rain snow. scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,000 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 17:22. This applies to Port San Carlos Landing Strip, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -3 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Port San Carlos Landing Strip. 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 %
11/29 113°-293° 17-28 kt 5-8 kt 96 %

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

1,000 ft FEW Few clouds
1,800 ft BKN Broken clouds
1,000 ft SCT Temporary Scattered clouds
1,800 ft BKN Temporary Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 4 °C
Dewpoint 3 °C
Rel. humidity 93%
Wind chill -3 °C
Kp-index 8 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
08:20
Midday
12:50
Sunset
17:19 (1:21h)

Widget

Do you want a widget with the current aviation weather (METAR) for Port San Carlos Landing Strip on your website?

Show HTML code
Report a change