Batticaloa Airport

VCCB · Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

The METAR station used is 169 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 230° Batticaloa Airport 6/24
Wind: 9 kt, 3 beaufort

9 kt

2 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,800
METAR VCRI 051510Z 23009KT 9999 FEW018 29/27 Q1009 NOSIG

METAR Batticaloa Airport - VCCB/BTC

Batticaloa Airport is a midsized airport in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The airport is located at latitude 7.70576 and longitude 81.67880. The airport has one runway: 6/24. The ICAO airport code of this field is VCCB. The airport's IATA code is BTC. The airport is in the Colombo FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport on May 5, 2024 20:40, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 230° with a speed of 9 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

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

The temperature and wind chill are 29 °C. The heat index is 37. The dew point is 27 °C, the relative humidity is 89%. The air pressure at sea level is 1009 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:12. This applies to Batticaloa Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +5 hour 30 minutes. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
6/24 060°-240° 2 kt 9 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.

Clouds

1,800 ft FEW Few clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 29 °C
Dewpoint 27 °C
Rel. humidity 89%
Heat index 37 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:51 (7:00h)
Midday
12:02
Sunset
18:13

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