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: 9 kt, 3 beaufort

5 kt

7 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,200
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,500
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 2,000
METAR SMJP 031700Z 06009KT 9999 VCSH FEW012 FEW015CB SCT020 34/26 Q1008 NOSIG

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 May 3, 2024 14:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 060° with a speed of 9 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,200 ft, few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 1,500 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

Current weather is in the vicinity showers . The temperature and wind chill are 34 °C. The heat index is 43. The dew point is 26 °C, the relative humidity is 63%. The air pressure at sea level is 1008 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:27 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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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
3/21 005°-185° 7 kt 5 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

1,200 ft FEW Few clouds
1,500 ft FEW Few clouds cumulonimbus
2,000 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather In the vicinity showers
Temperature 34 °C
Dewpoint 26 °C
Rel. humidity 63%
Heat index 43 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:27
Midday
12:37
Sunset
18:47 (4:24h)

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