Sydney Bankstown Airport

YSBK · New South Wales, Australia

The METAR station used is 148 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 250° Sydney Bankstown Airport 11C/29C
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

4 kt

5 kt
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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 1,300
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SCT 2,200
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BKN 2,900
METAR YWLM 042301Z AUTO 25006KT 6000 -SHRA SCT013 SCT022 BKN029 16/15 Q1021

METAR Sydney Bankstown Airport - YSBK/BWU

Sydney Bankstown Airport is a midsized airport in New South Wales, Australia. The airport is located at latitude -33.92346 and longitude 150.99052. The airport has 3 runways: 11C/29C, 11R/29L and 11L/29R. The ICAO airport code of this field is YSBK. The airport's IATA code is BWU. The airport is in the Brisbane FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Newcastle Airport on May 5, 2024 09:01, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 250° with a speed of 6 kt.

Visibility is 6 km.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,300 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,200 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 2,900 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,900 ft.

Current weather is light showers rain. The temperature and wind chill are 16 °C. The dew point is 15 °C, the relative humidity is 94%. The air pressure at sea level is 1021 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 17:12. This applies to Sydney Bankstown 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

On this airport you can find skydive centers. The only known company on this field is Sydney Skydiving Centre.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Sydney Bankstown Airport. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
11C/29C 124°-304° 5 kt 4 kt 81 %
11R/29L 124°-304° 5 kt 4 kt 81 %
11L/29R 124°-304° 5 kt 4 kt 81 %

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

1,300 ft SCT Scattered clouds
2,200 ft SCT Scattered clouds
2,900 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light showers rain
Temperature 16 °C
Dewpoint 15 °C
Rel. humidity 94%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:27
Midday
11:49
Sunset
17:10

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