Dahlak West Airfield

ER-0003 · Northern Red Sea, Eritrea

About Dahlak West Airfield

ID ER-0003
FIR Asmara FIR
Region Northern Red Sea
Country Eritrea
Runways 6/24
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) 15.75794, 39.97046   154529N 0395814E
Coordinates (Center) 15.75906, 39.97271   154533N 0395822E
Variation 3.0° E (2024)
Timezone Asmara (+3 h)
Local time May 5, 2024 18:06

Dahlak West Airfield

Dahlak West Airfield is a small airport in Northern Red Sea, Eritrea. The airport is located at latitude 15.75906 and longitude 39.97271. The airport has 2 runways: 15/33 and 6/24. This airport has no ICAO code, we use ER-0003 as reference. Nearby other airfields are Dahlak Central Airfield, Dahlak South Airfield, Massawa International Airport, Asmara International Airport and Axum Airport.

Dahlak West Airfield does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport, which is 306 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Asmara.

Dahlak West Airfield is in the timezone of Africa/Asmara. Difference with UTC is +3 h. Today the sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 18:39. This applies to Dahlak West Airfield, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +3 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
15 154° 150° 15.7463 39.9762 2,959 m
33 334° 330° 15.7704 39.9645
6 064° 060° 15.7648 39.9861 2,619 m
24 244° 240° 15.7548 39.964

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Dahlak Central Airfield ER-0002 11 km 106°
Dahlak South Airfield ER-0001 16 km 120°
Massawa HAMS 58 km 254°
Massawa International Airport HHMS 65 km 261°
Asmara International Airport HHAS 125 km 245°
Asmara/yohannes HAAY 126 km 244°

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