Cairns International Airport

YBCS · Queensland, Australia

METAR YBCS · Cairns International Airport

20 April 07:30 LT
37m
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 170° Cairns International Airport 15/33
Wind: 7 kt, 3 beaufort

7 kt

2 kt
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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 9,600
METAR YBCS 192130Z AUTO 17007KT 9999 // SCT096 26/23 Q1011 RF00.0/000.0

METAR Cairns International Airport - YBCS/CNS

Cairns International Airport is a midsized airport in Queensland, Australia. The airport is located at latitude -16.87905 and longitude 145.75000. The airport has one runway: 15/33. The ICAO airport code of this field is YBCS. The airport's IATA code is CNS. The airport is in the Brisbane FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Cairns International Airport on April 20, 2024 07:30, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 170° with a speed of 7 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 9,600 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 26 °C. The dew point is 23 °C, the relative humidity is 84%. The air pressure at sea level is 1011 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 18:05. This applies to Cairns International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +10 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
15/33 156°-336° 2 kt 7 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

9,600 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 26 °C
Dewpoint 23 °C
Rel. humidity 84%
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:26
Midday
12:16
Sunset
18:05

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