Vulcan / Kirkcaldy Airport

CA-0497 · Alberta, Canada

The METAR station used is 47 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 040° Vulcan / Kirkcaldy Airport 3/21
Wind direction to Wind: 6 kt, gusting 17 kt, 2 beaufort

6 kt

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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 6,500
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 27,000
METAR CYQL 262100Z 04006G17KT 330V070 30SM SCT065 BKN270 12/M03 A2989 RMK SC4CI3 SLP138 DENSITY ALT 3400FT

METAR Vulcan / Kirkcaldy Airport - CA-0497

Vulcan / Kirkcaldy Airport is a small airport in Alberta, Canada. The airport is located at latitude 50.33120 and longitude -113.35696. The airport has 3 runways: 3/21, 9/27 and 15/33. This airport has no ICAO code, we use CA-0497 as reference. The airport is in the Edmonton FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Lethbridge County Airport on April 26, 2024 15:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 040° with a speed of 6 kt. Wind gusts of 17 kt have been measured. The wind direction varies between 330° and 070°.

Visibility is 30 mi.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 6,500 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 27,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 27,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 12 °C. The dew point is -3 °C, the relative humidity is 35%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.89 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 20:46. This applies to Vulcan / Kirkcaldy Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -6 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
3/21 044°-224° 6-17 kt 7 %
9/27 105°-285° 5-15 kt 3-7 kt 91 %
15/33 165°-345° 5-14 kt 3-10 kt 82 %

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

6,500 ft SCT Scattered clouds
27,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 12 °C
Dewpoint -3 °C
Rel. humidity 35%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

SLP138Sea level pressure is 29.94 inHg (29.94 inHg)
SC4CI3 DENSITY ALT 3400FT

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:15
Midday
13:28
Sunset
20:42 (4:35h)

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