Bastia-Poretta Airport

LFKB · Upper Corsica, Corsica, France

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 230° Bastia-Poretta Airport 16/34
Wind: 4 kt, 2 beaufort

2 kt

4 kt
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CAVOK
METAR LFKB 162300Z AUTO 23004KT CAVOK 18/12 Q1010 BECMG 30010KT

METAR Bastia-Poretta Airport - LFKB/BIA

Bastia-Poretta Airport is a midsized airport in Upper Corsica, Corsica, France. The airport is located at latitude 42.55270 and longitude 9.48373. The airport has one runway: 16/34. The ICAO airport code of this field is LFKB. The airport's IATA code is BIA. The airport is in the Marseille FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Bastia-Poretta Airport on September 17, 2024 01:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 230° with a speed of 4 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 18 °C. The dew point is 12 °C, the relative humidity is 68%. The air pressure at sea level is 1010 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Becoming

    The wind is from direction 300° with a speed of 10 kt.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 19:29. This applies to Bastia-Poretta Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

On this airport you can find flying clubs. Companies on this airport are Aéroclub Bastia St Exupéry and Aéroclub Bastia - Poretta.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Bastia-Poretta 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 %
16/34 163°-343° 4 kt 2 kt 92 %

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 18 °C
Dewpoint 12 °C
Rel. humidity 68%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:03 (5:57h)
Midday
13:16
Sunset
19:29

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