Amílcar Cabral International Airport

GVAC · Sal, Cape Verde

The METAR station used is 760 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 020° Amílcar Cabral International Airport 1/19
Wind: 19 kt, 5 beaufort

18 kt

7 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
No significant clouds are observed
METAR GQNO 291100Z 02019KT 6000 NSC 23/09 Q1016 NOSIG

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 Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport on March 29, 2024 11:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 020° with a speed of 19 kt.

Visibility is 6 km.

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

The temperature and wind chill are 23 °C. The dew point is 9 °C, the relative humidity is 41%. The air pressure at sea level is 1016 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 18:44. 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. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
1/19 359°-179° 7 kt 18 kt 36 %
7/25 057°-237° 11 kt 15 kt 60 %

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

Temperature 23 °C
Dewpoint 9 °C
Rel. humidity 41%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:00
Midday
12:08
Sunset
18:16 (8:04h)

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