Afobakka Airstrip

SMAF · Brokopondo, Suriname

The METAR station used is 55 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 060° Afobakka Airstrip 3/21
Wind: 10 kt, 3 beaufort

6 kt

8 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 800
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,500
METAR SMJP 232000Z 06010KT 9999 -SHRA SCT008 FEW015CB 28/26 Q1009 TEMPO 5000 SHRA

METAR Afobakka Airstrip - SMAF

Afobakka Airstrip is a small airport in Brokopondo, Suriname. The airport is located at latitude 4.99854 and longitude -54.99215. The airport has one runway: 3/21. The ICAO airport code of this field is SMAF. The airport is in the Paramaribo FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport on April 23, 2024 17:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 060° with a speed of 10 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 800 ft and few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 1,500 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

Current weather is light showers rain. 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 1009 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. The visibility becomes 5 km. Significant weather: showers rain.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 18:46. This applies to Afobakka Airstrip, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -3 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
3/21 005°-185° 8 kt 6 kt 82 %

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

800 ft SCT Scattered clouds
1,500 ft FEW Few clouds cumulonimbus

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light showers rain
Temperature 28 °C
Dewpoint 26 °C
Rel. humidity 89%
Heat index 33 °C
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:30
Midday
12:38
Sunset
18:47 (1:30h)

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