Amílcar Cabral International Airport

GVAC · Sal, Cape Verde

The METAR station used is 208 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 010° Amílcar Cabral International Airport 1/19
Wind: 7 kt, 3 beaufort

7 kt

1 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 1,700
METAR GVNP 260700Z 01007KT 9999 SCT017 23/18 Q1011 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 Sal Oceanic FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Praia International Airport on April 26, 2024 06:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 010° with a speed of 7 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,700 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 23 °C. The dew point is 18 °C, the relative humidity is 74%. The air pressure at sea level is 1011 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 18:50. 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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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
1/19 359°-179° 1 kt 7 kt 19 %
7/25 057°-237° 5 kt 5 kt 73 %

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

1,700 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 23 °C
Dewpoint 18 °C
Rel. humidity 74%
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:13
Midday
12:31
Sunset
18:50 (11:55h)

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