METAR Sigiriya Air Force Base - VCCS/GIU
Sigiriya Air Force Base is a small airport in Central, Sri Lanka. The airport is located at latitude 7.95667 and longitude 80.72850. The airport has one runway: 4/22. The ICAO airport code of this field is VCCS. The airport's IATA code is GIU. The airport is in the Colombo FIR.
This aviation weather observation was made for Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport on April 17, 2024 01:40, local time.
Airport observations
The wind is from direction 070° with a speed of 3 kt. The wind direction varies between 020° and 120°.
Visibility is 10 km or more.
There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 3,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.
The temperature and wind chill are 27 °C. The heat index is 32. The dew point is 26 °C, the relative humidity is 94%. The air pressure at sea level is 1009 hPa (QNH).
Daylight period
Today the sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:16. This applies to Sigiriya 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
We don't have information about companies on this airport.
Experiences
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