Hingurakgoda Air Force Base

VCCH · North Central, Sri Lanka

The METAR station used is 155 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 260° Hingurakgoda Air Force Base 7/25
Wind: 8 kt, 3 beaufort

8 kt

2 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 1,700
METAR VCBI 190910Z 26008KT 210V310 9999 SCT017 33/26 Q1006 NOSIG

METAR Hingurakgoda Air Force Base - VCCH/HIM

Hingurakgoda Air Force Base is a midsized airport in North Central, Sri Lanka. The airport is located at latitude 8.04981 and longitude 80.98140. The airport has one runway: 7/25. The ICAO airport code of this field is VCCH. The airport's IATA code is HIM. The airport is in the Colombo FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport on April 19, 2024 14:40, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 260° with a speed of 8 kt. The wind direction varies between 210° and 310°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,700 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 33 °C. The heat index is 42. The dew point is 26 °C, the relative humidity is 67%. The air pressure at sea level is 1006 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 18:15. This applies to Hingurakgoda Air Force Base, 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 %
7/25 066°-246° 2 kt 8 kt 24 %

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

1,700 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 33 °C
Dewpoint 26 °C
Rel. humidity 67%
Heat index 42 °C
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:00
Midday
12:09
Sunset
18:18 (2:38h)

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