King Island Airport

YKII · Tasmania, Australia

METAR YKII · King Island Airport

1 May 22:00 LT
29m
The METAR station used is 210 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 170° King Island Airport 10/28
Wind: 11 kt, 4 beaufort

6 kt

9 kt
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OVC 3,500
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OVC 4,200
METAR YMAV 011200Z AUTO 17011KT 9999 // OVC035 OVC042 14/11 Q1032

METAR King Island Airport - YKII/KNS

King Island Airport is a midsized airport in Tasmania, Australia. The airport is located at latitude -39.87702 and longitude 143.88216. The airport has 3 runways: 10/28, 17/35 and 6/24. The ICAO airport code of this field is YKII. The airport's IATA code is KNS. The airport is in the Melbourne FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Avalon Airport on May 1, 2024 22:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 170° with a speed of 11 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are overcast clouds at an altitude of 3,500 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 4,200 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 3,500 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 14 °C. The dew point is 11 °C, the relative humidity is 82%. The air pressure at sea level is 1032 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 17:33. This applies to King Island 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 %
10/28 115°-295° 9 kt 6 kt 82 %
17/35 184°-004° 3 kt 11 kt 24 %
6/24 073°-253° 11 kt 1 kt 99 %

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

3,500 ft OVC Overcast clouds
4,200 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 14 °C
Dewpoint 11 °C
Rel. humidity 82%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:03 (8:35h)
Midday
12:19
Sunset
17:34

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