Amílcar Cabral International Airport

GVAC · Sal, Cape Verde

The METAR station used is 696 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 080° Amílcar Cabral International Airport 1/19
Wind: 12 kt, 4 beaufort

2 kt

12 kt
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No significant clouds are observed
METAR GOSS 161200Z 08012KT 030V170 3000 DU NSC 38/04 Q1012

METAR Amílcar Cabral International Airport - GVAC/SID

Amílcar Cabral International Airport is a large airport in Sal, Cape Verde. The airport is located at latitude 16.73888 and longitude -22.95053. The airport has 2 runways: 1/19 and 7/25. The ICAO airport code of this field is GVAC. The airport's IATA code is SID. The airport is in the Dakar FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Saint Louis Airport on April 16, 2024 12:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 080° with a speed of 12 kt. The wind direction varies between 030° and 170°.

Visibility is 3 km.

There are no significant clouds are observed. No ceiling has been observed.

Current weather is widespread dust. The temperature and wind chill are 38 °C. The dew point is 4 °C, the relative humidity is 12%. The air pressure at sea level is 1012 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 18:47. This applies to Amílcar Cabral International 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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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
1/19 359°-179° 12 kt 2 kt 99 %
7/25 057°-237° 5 kt 11 kt 39 %

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

- NSC No significant clouds are observed

Temperature & Weather

Weather Widespread dust
Temperature 38 °C
Dewpoint 4 °C
Rel. humidity 12%
Kp-index 4 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:49
Midday
12:05
Sunset
18:21 (6:12h)

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