Cairns International Airport

YBCS · Queensland, Australia

METAR YBCS · Cairns International Airport

16 April 17:00 LT
31m
The METAR station used is 285 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 090° Cairns International Airport 15/33
Wind: 11 kt, 4 beaufort

4 kt

10 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 3,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 5,000
METAR YBTL 160700Z 09011KT 9999 FEW030 BKN050 28/22 Q1015 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 Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville on April 16, 2024 17:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 090° with a speed of 11 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 3,000 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 5,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 5,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 28 °C. The heat index is 30. The dew point is 22 °C, the relative humidity is 70%. The air pressure at sea level is 1015 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:07. 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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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
15/33 156°-336° 10 kt 4 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

3,000 ft FEW Few clouds
5,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 28 °C
Dewpoint 22 °C
Rel. humidity 70%
Heat index 30 °C
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:23
Midday
12:12
Sunset
18:01 (31m)

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