Hengchun Airport

RCKW · Taiwan, Taiwan

The METAR station used is 71 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 260° Hengchun Airport 14/32
Wind: 8 kt, 3 beaufort

4 kt

7 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,400
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 3,800
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 10,000
METAR RCKH 120600Z 26008KT 230V320 8000 FEW014 SCT038 BKN100 29/24 Q1012 NOSIG RMK A2990

METAR Hengchun Airport - RCKW/HCN

Hengchun Airport is a midsized airport in Taiwan, Taiwan. The airport is located at latitude 22.04105 and longitude 120.73050. The airport has one runway: 14/32. The ICAO airport code of this field is RCKW. The airport's IATA code is HCN. The airport is in the Taipei FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Kaohsiung International Airport on October 12, 2024 14:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 260° with a speed of 8 kt. The wind direction varies between 230° and 320°.

Visibility is 8 km.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,400 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 3,800 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 10,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 10,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 29 °C. The heat index is 33. The dew point is 24 °C, the relative humidity is 74%. The air pressure at sea level is 1012 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 17:34. This applies to Hengchun Airport, 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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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
14/32 140°-320° 7 kt 4 kt 87 %

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
3,800 ft SCT Scattered clouds
10,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 29 °C
Dewpoint 24 °C
Rel. humidity 74%
Heat index 33 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

A2990

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:53
Midday
11:45
Sunset
17:36 (3:10h)

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