Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport

LGIR · Crete, Greece

The METAR station used is 96 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 290° Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport 9/27
Wind direction to Wind: 19 kt, gusting 36 kt, 5 beaufort

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METAR EQYG 041657Z AUTO 29019G36KT 10SM CLR 18/ A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 29037/1623 SLP093 T0183 PWINO $

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 NSA Souda Bay on May 4, 2024 19:57, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 290° with a speed of 19 kt. Wind gusts of 36 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 16 km.

There are no clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 18 °C. The air pressure at sea level is 1010 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 20:07. This applies to Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +3 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
9/27 095°-275° 5-9 kt 18-35 kt 26 %
12/30 126°-306° 5-10 kt 18-35 kt 28 %

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

- CLR No clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 18.3 °C
Dewpoint 0 °C
Rel. humidity
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
PK WND 29037/1623Peak wind from 290° with 37 kt at 16 :23 UTC
SLP093Sea level pressure is 1009.3 hPa (29.80 inHg)
T0183Temperature is 18.3 °C (64.9 °F)
$This weather station needs maintenance
PWINO

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:27
Midday
13:20
Sunset
20:12 (5m)

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