Dongsha Island (Pratas Island) Airport

TW-0002 · Taiwan

METAR TW-0002 · Dongsha Island (Pratas Island) Airport

19 April 09:00 LT
15m
The METAR station used is 342 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 140° Dongsha Island (Pratas Island) Airport 11/29
Wind: 13 kt, 4 beaufort

10 kt

8 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,200
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 2,200
METAR VHHH 190100Z 14013KT 110V180 9999 FEW012 SCT022 28/22 Q1009 TEMPO 4000 SHRA FEW010CB SCT020

METAR Dongsha Island (Pratas Island) Airport - TW-0002/DSX

This field is located in Taiwan. The airport is located at latitude 20.70646 and longitude 116.72122. The airport has one runway: 11/29. This airport has no ICAO code, we use TW-0002 as reference. The airport's IATA code is DSX. The airport is in the Hong Kong FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Hong Kong International Airport on April 19, 2024 09:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 140° with a speed of 13 kt. The wind direction varies between 110° and 180°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

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

The temperature and wind chill are 28 °C. The heat index is 30. The dew point is 22 °C, the relative humidity is 70%. The air pressure at sea level is 1009 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. The visibility becomes 4 km. Significant weather: showers rain. few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 1,000 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,000 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 18:33. This applies to Dongsha Island (Pratas Island) 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 %
11/29 103°-283° 8 kt 10 kt 60 %

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

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 28 °C
Dewpoint 22 °C
Rel. humidity 70%
Heat index 30 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:00
Midday
12:23
Sunset
18:46 (9:30h)

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