Ampara Airport

VCCG · Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

METAR VCCG · Ampara Airport

8 May 16:40 LT
1h
The METAR station used is 193 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 250° Ampara Airport 7/25
Wind: 8 kt, 3 beaufort

8 kt

1 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 1,800
Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,000
METAR VCBI 081110Z 25008KT 220V310 9999 SCT018 FEW020CB 32/26 Q1006 NOSIG RMK CB NE/E/SE

METAR Ampara Airport - VCCG/ADP

Ampara Airport is a midsized airport in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The airport is located at latitude 7.33683 and longitude 81.62396. The airport has one runway: 7/25. The ICAO airport code of this field is VCCG. The airport's IATA code is ADP. The airport is in the Colombo FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport on May 8, 2024 16:40, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 250° with a speed of 8 kt. The wind direction varies between 220° and 310°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft and few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 2,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 32 °C. The heat index is 42. The dew point is 26 °C, the relative humidity is 71%. The air pressure at sea level is 1006 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:12. This applies to Ampara 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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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
7/25 064°-244° 8 kt 10 %

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 SCT Scattered clouds
2,000 ft FEW Few clouds cumulonimbus

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 32 °C
Dewpoint 26 °C
Rel. humidity 71%
Heat index 42 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

CB NE/E/SE

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:54
Midday
12:06
Sunset
18:19 (38m)

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