Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport

SKBQ · Atlántico, Colombia

The METAR station used is 336 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 050° Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport 5/23
Wind: 8 kt, 3 beaufort

8 kt

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CAVOK
METAR SKRH 260000Z 05008KT 010V090 CAVOK 28/26 Q1008

METAR Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport - SKBQ/BAQ

Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport is a midsized airport in Atlántico, Colombia. The airport is located at latitude 10.88960 and longitude -74.78080. The airport has one runway: 5/23. The ICAO airport code of this field is SKBQ. The airport's IATA code is BAQ. The airport is in the Barranquilla FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Almirante Padilla Airport on April 25, 2024 19:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 050° with a speed of 8 kt. The wind direction varies between 010° and 090°.

The weather is CAVOK. That means there are no clouds below 5,000 ft or the MSA (minimum safe altitude), whichever is higher. This also means that no cumulonimbus or towering cumulus clouds have been observed and the visibility is 10 km or more or more. Furthermore, there can't be fog, precipitation nor other significant weather.

The temperature and wind chill are 28 °C. The heat index is 33. The dew point is 26 °C, the relative humidity is 89%. The air pressure at sea level is 1008 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 18:11. This applies to Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 040°-220° 1 kt 8 kt 17 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 28 °C
Dewpoint 26 °C
Rel. humidity 89%
Heat index 33 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:34 (9:16h)
Midday
11:49
Sunset
18:04

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