Kairuku Airport

RKU · National Capital, Papua New Guinea

METAR RKU · Kairuku Airport

8 May 18:00 LT
1h
The METAR station used is 103 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 150° Kairuku Airport 15/33
Wind: 10 kt, 3 beaufort

10 kt

Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 5,000
METAR AYPY 080800Z 15010KT 9999 SCT050 28/24 Q1006

METAR Kairuku Airport - RKU

Kairuku Airport is a small airport in National Capital, Papua New Guinea. The airport is located at latitude -8.81700 and longitude 146.52438. The airport has one runway: 15/33. This airport has no ICAO code, we use PG-0262 as reference. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is RKU. The airport's IATA code is RKU. The airport is in the Port Moresby FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport on May 8, 2024 18:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 150° with a speed of 10 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 5,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 28 °C. The heat index is 32. The dew point is 24 °C, the relative humidity is 79%. The air pressure at sea level is 1006 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:02. This applies to Kairuku Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +10 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

We don't have information about companies on this airport.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Kairuku Airport. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
15/33 150°-330° 10 kt 0 %

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

5,000 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 28 °C
Dewpoint 24 °C
Rel. humidity 79%
Heat index 32 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:15 (11:06h)
Midday
12:07
Sunset
17:59

Widget

Do you want a widget with the current aviation weather (METAR) for Kairuku Airport on your website?

Show HTML code
Report a change