Southwest Bay Airport

NVSX · Malampa, Vanuatu

The METAR station used is 112 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 150° Southwest Bay Airport 14/32
Wind: 7 kt, 3 beaufort

7 kt

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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 1,800
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 4,000
METAR NVSS 050000Z 15007KT 9999 SCT018 BKN040 27/25 Q1009

METAR Southwest Bay Airport - NVSX/SWJ

Southwest Bay Airport is a small airport in Malampa, Vanuatu. The airport is located at latitude -16.48603 and longitude 167.44693. The airport has one runway: 14/32. The ICAO airport code of this field is NVSX. The airport's IATA code is SWJ. The airport is in the Nadi East FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Santo Pekoa International Airport on May 5, 2024 11:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 150° with a speed of 7 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 4,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 4,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 27 °C. The heat index is 31. The dew point is 25 °C, the relative humidity is 89%. The air pressure at sea level is 1009 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 17:30. This applies to Southwest Bay Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +11 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
14/32 148°-328° 7 kt 3 %

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 SCT Scattered clouds
4,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 27 °C
Dewpoint 25 °C
Rel. humidity 89%
Heat index 31 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:02
Midday
11:47
Sunset
17:32 (5:56h)

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