Pala Airport

FTTP · Mayo-Kebbi Ouest, Chad

The METAR station used is 171 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 290° Pala Airport 5/23
Wind: 10 kt, 3 beaufort

5 kt

9 kt
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CAVOK
METAR FKKR 020700Z 29010KT CAVOK 35/21 Q1008 NOSIG

METAR Pala Airport - FTTP/PLF

Pala Airport is a small airport in Mayo-Kebbi Ouest, Chad. The airport is located at latitude 9.38003 and longitude 14.92597. The airport has one runway: 5/23. The ICAO airport code of this field is FTTP. The airport's IATA code is PLF. The airport is in the N Djamena FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Garoua International Airport on May 2, 2024 08:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 290° with a speed of 10 kt.

The weather is CAVOK. That means there are no clouds below 5,000 ft or the MSA (minimum safe altitude), whichever is higher. This also means that no cumulonimbus or towering cumulus clouds have been observed and the visibility is 10 km or more or more. Furthermore, there can't be fog, precipitation nor other significant weather.

The temperature and wind chill are 35 °C. The heat index is 38. The dew point is 21 °C, the relative humidity is 44%. The air pressure at sea level is 1008 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 18:11. This applies to Pala 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

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 047°-227° 9 kt 5 kt 89 %

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

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 35 °C
Dewpoint 21 °C
Rel. humidity 44%
Heat index 38 °C
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:49
Midday
12:03
Sunset
18:17 (9:19h)

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