Hingurakgoda Air Force Base

VCCH · North Central, Sri Lanka

The METAR station used is 197 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 180° Hingurakgoda Air Force Base 7/25
Wind: 5 kt, 2 beaufort

2 kt

5 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,800
METAR VCRI 020710Z 18005KT 110V220 9999 FEW018 34/27 Q1007 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 Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport on May 2, 2024 12:40, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 180° with a speed of 5 kt. The wind direction varies between 110° and 220°.

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 34 °C. The heat index is 45. The dew point is 27 °C, the relative humidity is 67%. The air pressure at sea level is 1007 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:50 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° 5 kt 2 kt 91 %

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 34 °C
Dewpoint 27 °C
Rel. humidity 67%
Heat index 45 °C
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:51
Midday
12:02
Sunset
18:13 (4:41h)

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