Caen-Carpiquet Airport

LFRK · Calvados, Normandy, France

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 270° Caen-Carpiquet Airport 13/31
Wind: 18 kt, 5 beaufort

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OVC 2,000
METAR LFRK 020930Z AUTO 27018KT 9000 OVC020/// 12/08 Q1004 BECMG 27015G25KT

METAR Caen-Carpiquet Airport - LFRK/CFR

Caen-Carpiquet Airport is a midsized airport in Calvados, Normandy, France. The airport is located at latitude 49.17708 and longitude -0.45512. The airport has 2 runways: 13/31 and 13L/31R. The ICAO airport code of this field is LFRK. The airport's IATA code is CFR. The airport is in the Brest FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Caen-Carpiquet Airport on May 2, 2024 11:30, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 270° with a speed of 18 kt.

Visibility is 9 km.

There are overcast clouds at an altitude of 2,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 12 °C. The dew point is 8 °C, the relative humidity is 77%. The air pressure at sea level is 1004 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Becoming

    The wind is from direction 270° with a speed of 15 kt. Wind gusts expected of 25 kt.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 21:19. This applies to Caen-Carpiquet 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 Aéro-Club Régional de Caen, AMH, Chalair Aviation, Bolloré Logistics and Aéroclub Régional de Caen.

Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
13/31 125°-305° 10 kt 15 kt 57 %
13L/31R 125°-305° 10 kt 15 kt 57 %

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

2,000 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 12 °C
Dewpoint 8 °C
Rel. humidity 77%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:37
Midday
13:58
Sunset
21:19 (9:16h)

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