Gangshan Air Force Base

RCAY · Takao, Taiwan

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 270° Gangshan Air Force Base 18R/36L
Wind: 3 kt, 1 beaufort


3 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,400
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 22,000
METAR RCKH 041100Z 27003KT 230V350 9999 FEW014 SCT220 29/23 Q1009 NOSIG RMK A2980

METAR Gangshan Air Force Base - RCAY

Gangshan Air Force Base is a midsized airport in Takao, Taiwan. The airport is located at latitude 22.78255 and longitude 120.26275. The airport has 2 runways: 18R/36L and 18L/36R. The ICAO airport code of this field is RCAY. The airport is in the Taipei FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Kaohsiung International Airport on May 4, 2024 19:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 270° with a speed of 3 kt. The wind direction varies between 230° and 350°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,400 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 22,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 29 °C. The heat index is 32. The dew point is 23 °C, the relative humidity is 70%. The air pressure at sea level is 1009 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 18:27. This applies to Gangshan Air Force Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +8 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
18R/36L 181°-001° 3 kt 100 %
18L/36R 181°-001° 3 kt 100 %

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

1,400 ft FEW Few clouds
22,000 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 29 °C
Dewpoint 23 °C
Rel. humidity 70%
Heat index 32 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

A2980

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:23 (10:01h)
Midday
11:55
Sunset
18:26

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