Canton Island Airport

PCIS · Kiribati

METAR PCIS · Canton Island Airport

26 April 17:30 LT
26m
The METAR station used is 1,265 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 140° Canton Island Airport 9/27
Wind: 4 kt, 2 beaufort

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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 2,200
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 2,800
METAR NLWW 260530Z AUTO 14004KT 110V170 9999 SCT022/// BKN028/// 30/26 Q1010 TEMPO 4000 SHRA FEW020TCU

METAR Canton Island Airport - PCIS/CIS

This field is located in Kiribati. The airport is located at latitude -2.76854 and longitude -171.70853. The airport has one runway: 9/27. The ICAO airport code of this field is PCIS. The airport's IATA code is CIS. The airport is in the Nadi East FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Hihifo Airport on April 26, 2024 17:30, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 140° with a speed of 4 kt. The wind direction varies between 110° and 170°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,200 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 2,800 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,800 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 30 °C. The heat index is 37. The dew point is 26 °C, the relative humidity is 79%. The air pressure at sea level is 1010 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. The visibility becomes 4 km. Significant weather: showers rain. few clouds towering cumulus at an altitude of 2,000 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 17:25. This applies to Canton Island Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +12 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
9/27 102°-282° 2 kt 3 kt 62 %

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

2,200 ft SCT Scattered clouds
2,800 ft BKN Broken clouds
2,000 ft FEW Temporary Few clouds towering cumulus

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 30 °C
Dewpoint 26 °C
Rel. humidity 79%
Heat index 37 °C
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:52 (11:56h)
Midday
11:42
Sunset
17:32

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