Blackhill Airstrip

GB-0493 · Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

The METAR station used is 37 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 050° Blackhill Airstrip 5/23
Wind: 13 kt, 4 beaufort

13 kt

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Cloud Cloud
FEW 4,500
METAR EGAE 021550Z 05013KT 9999 FEW045 18/11 Q1005

METAR Blackhill Airstrip - GB-0493

Blackhill Airstrip is a small airport in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 54.80387 and longitude -6.75637. The airport has one runway: 5/23. This airport has no ICAO code, we use GB-0493 as reference. The airport is in the Scottish FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for City of Derry Airport on May 2, 2024 16:50, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 050° with a speed of 13 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 4,500 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 18 °C. The dew point is 11 °C, the relative humidity is 64%. The air pressure at sea level is 1005 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 21:04. This applies to Blackhill Airstrip, 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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Experiences

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Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 051°-231° 13 kt 2 %

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

4,500 ft FEW Few clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 18 °C
Dewpoint 11 °C
Rel. humidity 64%
Kp-index 6 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:44
Midday
13:25
Sunset
21:06 (3:57h)

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