Swakopmund Municipal Aerodrome

FYSM · Erongo, Namibia

METAR FYSM · Swakopmund Municipal Aerodrome

2 May 09:00 LT
36m
The METAR station used is 36 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 040° Swakopmund Municipal Aerodrome 6/24
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

6 kt

1 kt
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CAVOK
METAR FYWB 020700Z 04006KT CAVOK 29/05 Q1010

METAR Swakopmund Municipal Aerodrome - FYSM/SWP

Swakopmund Municipal Aerodrome is a small airport in Erongo, Namibia. The airport is located at latitude -22.66042 and longitude 14.56974. The airport has 2 runways: 6/24 and 17/35. The ICAO airport code of this field is FYSM. The airport's IATA code is SWP. The airport is in the Windhoek FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Walvis Bay Airport on May 2, 2024 09:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 040° with a speed of 6 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 29 °C. The dew point is 5 °C, the relative humidity is 22%. The air pressure at sea level is 1010 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 18:35. This applies to Swakopmund Municipal Aerodrome, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

On this airport you can find skydive centers. Companies on this airport are Eagle Eye Aviation, Skydive Swakopmund - Swakopmund Skydiving Club and Ground Rush Adventures.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Swakopmund Municipal Aerodrome. 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 %
6/24 046°-226° 6 kt 10 %
17/35 151°-331° 6 kt 2 kt 93 %

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 29 °C
Dewpoint 5 °C
Rel. humidity 22%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:21
Midday
12:58
Sunset
18:34 (8:59h)

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