Cairns International Airport

YBCS · Queensland, Australia

METAR YBCS · Cairns International Airport

29 March 04:30 LT
24m
The METAR station used is 499 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 120° Cairns International Airport 15/33
Wind: 22 kt, 6 beaufort

18 kt

13 kt
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BKN 2,200
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BKN 2,900
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BKN 3,800
METAR YBHM 281830Z AUTO 12022KT 9999 // BKN022 BKN029 BKN038 27/23 Q1015

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 Hamilton Island Airport on March 29, 2024 04:30, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 120° with a speed of 22 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 2,200 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 2,900 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 3,800 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,200 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 27 °C. The heat index is 30. The dew point is 23 °C, the relative humidity is 79%. The air pressure at sea level is 1015 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 18:21. This applies to Cairns International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +10 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
15/33 156°-336° 13 kt 18 kt 59 %

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

2,200 ft BKN Broken clouds
2,900 ft BKN Broken clouds
3,800 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 27 °C
Dewpoint 23 °C
Rel. humidity 79%
Heat index 30 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:10 (1:16h)
Midday
12:09
Sunset
18:08

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