Douglas Station Airport

FK-0024 · Falkland Islands

About Douglas Station Airport

ID FK-0024
FIR Comodoro Rivadavia FIR
Country Falkland Islands
Runways 11/29
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -51.45994, -58.61213   512736S 0583644W
Coordinates (Center) -51.45779, -58.61611   512728S 0583658W
Variation 2.7° E (2024)
Timezone Stanley (-3 h)
Local time May 3, 2024 09:34

Douglas Station Airport

Douglas Station Airport is a small airport in Falkland Islands. The airport is located at latitude -51.45779 and longitude -58.61611. The airport has 4 runways: 14/32, 5/23, 4/22 and 11/29. This airport has no ICAO code, we use FK-0024 as reference. Nearby other airfields are Salvador Airport, Port San Carlos Landing Strip, Mount Pleasant Airport, Goose Green Airfield and Lively Island Airport.

Douglas Station Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Mount Pleasant Airport, which is 42 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Comodoro Rivadavia.

Douglas Station Airport is in the timezone of Atlantic/Stanley. Difference with UTC is -3 h. Today the sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 17:33. This applies to Douglas Station Airport, 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
14 147° 144° -51.4604 -58.6118 295 m
32 327° 324° -51.4582 -58.6141
5 055° 052° -51.4595 -58.611 418 m
23 235° 232° -51.4616 -58.616
4 040° 037° -51.4538 -58.6154 601 m
22 220° 217° -51.4579 -58.621
11 117° 114° -51.4563 -58.6172 411 m
29 297° 294° -51.4546 -58.6225

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
Salvador Airport FK-0020 17 km 081°
Port San Carlos Landing Strip FK-0008 27 km 259°
Mount Pleasant Airport EGYP 42 km 164°
Goose Green Airfield FK-0005 47 km 211°
Lively Island Airport FK-0022 61 km 169°
Port Stanley Airport SFAL 63 km 113°
Port Howard Airstrip FK-0033 65 km 254°
Port Howard Purvis Pond Airstrip FK-0009 65 km 258°
Pebble Island Beach Airstrip FK-0036 68 km 281°

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