Sakhir Air Base

OBKH · Southern Governorate, Bahrain

The METAR station used is 129 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 140° Sakhir Air Base 17/35
Wind: 10 kt, 3 beaufort

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Cloud Cloud
FEW 18,000
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FEW 21,000
METAR OTBH 280755Z 14010KT 9999 FEW180 FEW210 36/05 A2981 Q1009

METAR Sakhir Air Base - OBKH

Sakhir Air Base is a small airport in Southern Governorate, Bahrain. The airport is located at latitude 26.03464 and longitude 50.52455. The airport has one runway: 17/35. The ICAO airport code of this field is OBKH. The airport is in the Bahrain FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Al Udeid Air Base on April 28, 2024 10:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 140° with a speed of 10 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 18,000 ft and few clouds at an altitude of 21,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 36 °C. The dew point is 5 °C, the relative humidity is 14%. The air pressure at sea level is 1009 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 18:07. This applies to Sakhir Air Base, 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 %
17/35 176°-356° 6 kt 8 kt 59 %

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

18,000 ft FEW Few clouds
21,000 ft FEW Few clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 36 °C
Dewpoint 5 °C
Rel. humidity 14%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:00
Midday
11:32
Sunset
18:03 (6:38h)

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