Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport

LGIR · Crete, Greece

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 190° Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport 9/27
Wind: 4 kt, 2 beaufort


4 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,800
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 2,500
METAR LGIR 102320Z 19004KT 9999 FEW018 SCT025 12/10 Q1012 NOSIG

METAR Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport - LGIR/HER

Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport is a large airport in Crete, Greece. The airport is located at latitude 35.33988 and longitude 25.17808. The airport has 2 runways: 9/27 and 12/30. The ICAO airport code of this field is LGIR. The airport's IATA code is HER. The airport is in the Athinai FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport on December 11, 2023 01:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 190° with a speed of 4 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,500 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 12 °C. The dew point is 10 °C, the relative humidity is 88%. The air pressure at sea level is 1012 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 17:06. This applies to Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
9/27 095°-275° 4 kt 100 %
12/30 126°-306° 4 kt 2 kt 90 %

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

1,800 ft FEW Few clouds
2,500 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 12 °C
Dewpoint 10 °C
Rel. humidity 88%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:16 (5:23h)
Midday
12:11
Sunset
17:06

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