Rochefort-Saint-Agnant (BA 721) Airport

LFDN · Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

The METAR station used is 36 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 210° Rochefort-Saint-Agnant (BA 721) Airport 12/30
Wind: 8 kt, 3 beaufort


8 kt
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CAVOK
METAR LFBH 290600Z AUTO 21008KT CAVOK 11/08 Q0993 TEMPO 20015G25KT 4500 -SHRA BKN016TCU

METAR Rochefort-Saint-Agnant (BA 721) Airport - LFDN/RCO

Rochefort-Saint-Agnant (BA 721) Airport is a midsized airport in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The airport is located at latitude 45.89065 and longitude -0.98489. The airport has 2 runways: 12/30 and 12R/30L. The ICAO airport code of this field is LFDN. The airport's IATA code is RCO. The airport is in the Bordeaux FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for La Rochelle-Île de Ré Airport on March 29, 2024 07:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 210° with a speed of 8 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 11 °C. The dew point is 8 °C, the relative humidity is 82%. The air pressure at sea level is 993 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    The wind is from direction 200° with a speed of 15 kt. Wind gusts expected of 25 kt. The visibility becomes 4.5 km. Significant weather: light showers rain. broken clouds towering cumulus at an altitude of 1,600 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 19:28. This applies to Rochefort-Saint-Agnant (BA 721) 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

On this airport you can find flying clubs. Companies on this airport are Aéroclub Charentais and Aéroclub du Pays Rochefortais.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Rochefort-Saint-Agnant (BA 721) Airport. 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 %
12/30 122°-302° 8 kt 100 %
12R/30L 122°-302° 8 kt 100 %

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 11 °C
Dewpoint 8 °C
Rel. humidity 82%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:49
Midday
13:09
Sunset
19:29 (11:58h)

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