Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport

LGIR · Crete, Greece

The METAR station used is 179 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 260° Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport 9/27
Wind: 22 kt, 6 beaufort

21 kt

6 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,800
METAR LGKP 040820Z 26022KT 9999 FEW018 21/14 Q1010

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 Karpathos Airport on May 4, 2024 11:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 260° with a speed of 22 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

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

The temperature and wind chill are 21 °C. The dew point is 14 °C, the relative humidity is 64%. 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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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
9/27 095°-275° 6 kt 21 kt 26 %
12/30 126°-306° 16 kt 15 kt 72 %

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

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 21 °C
Dewpoint 14 °C
Rel. humidity 64%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:16
Midday
13:08
Sunset
20:00 (8:04h)

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