Katukurunda Air Force Base

VCCN · Western, Sri Lanka

The METAR station used is 71 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 250° Katukurunda Air Force Base 11/29
Wind: 8 kt, 3 beaufort

6 kt

5 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 050610Z 25008KT 190V330 9999 SCT017 33/27 Q1008 NOSIG

METAR Katukurunda Air Force Base - VCCN/KTY

Katukurunda Air Force Base is a small airport in Western, Sri Lanka. The airport is located at latitude 6.55212 and longitude 79.97750. The airport has one runway: 11/29. The ICAO airport code of this field is VCCN. The airport's IATA code is KTY. The airport is in the Colombo FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport on May 5, 2024 11:40, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 250° with a speed of 8 kt. The wind direction varies between 190° and 330°.

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 43. The dew point is 27 °C, the relative humidity is 71%. The air pressure at sea level is 1008 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 18:18. This applies to Katukurunda 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 %
11/29 110°-290° 5 kt 6 kt 64 %

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 27 °C
Rel. humidity 71%
Heat index 43 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:55
Midday
12:07
Sunset
18:19 (5:26h)

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