Vitry en Artois Airfield

LFQS · Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France

The METAR station used is 26 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 350° Vitry en Artois Airfield 12/30
Wind: 12 kt, 4 beaufort

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SCT 2,400
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BKN 3,700
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BKN 4,500
METAR LFQQ 200830Z AUTO 35012KT 310V010 9999 SCT024/// BKN037/// BKN045/// ///TCU 07/03 Q1024 TEMPO 34017G27KT 2500 SHRA SCT008 BKN014TCU

METAR Vitry en Artois Airfield - LFQS

Vitry en Artois Airfield is a small airport in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France. The airport is located at latitude 50.33809 and longitude 2.99019. The airport has one runway: 12/30. The ICAO airport code of this field is LFQS. The airport is in the Paris FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Lille-Lesquin Airport on April 20, 2024 10:30, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 350° with a speed of 12 kt. The wind direction varies between 310° and 010°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,400 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 3,700 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 4,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 3,700 ft.

The temperature is 7 °C, with a wind chill of 2 °C. The dew point is 3 °C, the relative humidity is 76%. The air pressure at sea level is 1024 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    The wind is from direction 340° with a speed of 17 kt. Wind gusts expected of 27 kt. The visibility becomes 2.5 km. Significant weather: showers rain. scattered clouds at an altitude of 800 ft and broken clouds towering cumulus at an altitude of 1,400 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 20:50. This applies to Vitry en Artois Airfield, 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

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
12/30 121°-301° 9 kt 8 kt 75 %

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

2,400 ft SCT Scattered clouds
3,700 ft BKN Broken clouds
4,500 ft BKN Broken clouds
800 ft SCT Temporary Scattered clouds
1,400 ft BKN Temporary Broken clouds towering cumulus

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 7 °C
Dewpoint 3 °C
Rel. humidity 76%
Wind chill 2 °C
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:42
Midday
13:46
Sunset
20:50 (10:07h)

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