Glider Field Castricum

NL-0029 · North Holland, Netherlands

The METAR station used is 44 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 230° Glider Field Castricum 16/34
Wind: 12 kt, 4 beaufort

6 kt

11 kt
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BKN 100
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OVC 200
METAR EHKD 022205Z AUTO 23012KT 200V260 1400 BR BKN001 OVC002 12/11 Q1002 RED

METAR Glider Field Castricum - NL-0029

Glider Field Castricum is a gliderfield in North Holland, Netherlands. The airport is located at latitude 52.53457 and longitude 4.62819. The airport has one runway: 16/34. This airport has no ICAO code, we use NL-0029 as reference. The airport is in the Amsterdam FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for De Kooy Airfield on May 3, 2024 00:05, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 230° with a speed of 12 kt. The wind direction varies between 200° and 260°.

Visibility is 1.4 km.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 100 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 200 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 100 ft.

Current weather is mist. The temperature and wind chill are 12 °C. The dew point is 11 °C, the relative humidity is 94%. The air pressure at sea level is 1002 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 21:10. This applies to Glider Field Castricum, 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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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
16/34 168°-348° 11 kt 6 kt 88 %

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

100 ft BKN Broken clouds
200 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Mist
Temperature 12 °C
Dewpoint 11 °C
Rel. humidity 94%
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:04 (5:42h)
Midday
13:37
Sunset
21:10

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