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RAF Ascension Island airport at Ascension Island (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
RAF Ascension Island airport is located near Ascension Island, with Two Boats Village at 2mi↑, Georgetown at 3mi↑, Ascension at 3mi↑, Saint Helena at 804mi↑, Jamestown at 804mi↑, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena at 805mi↑, Harper at 969mi↑, Greenville at 970mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha and Southernmost airports in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
→ See also airports in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
aerial view of RAF Ascension Island airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : FHAW
- IATA code : ASI
- Local code : -
Elevation : 85 m = 279ft
→ See also Highest airports in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha and Lowest airports in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Runways
- runway 13/31 : 3054m = 10020ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Coming to RAF Ascension Island airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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By plane :
- RAF Ascension Island airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
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- Sasstown airport at 965mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for RAF Ascension Island airport FHAW ASI
METAR for RAF Ascension Island airport FHAW ASI
FHAW 271550Z 15014KT 9999 FEW017 SCT025 27/20 Q1011 RMK BLU
Decoded METAR for RAF Ascension Island airport FHAW ASI
METAR issued by FHAW on Friday, December 27, 2024 at 15:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 31 hours and -1427 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 27°C = 81°F, dew point is 20°C = 68°F. : relative air humidity is 66%.
QNH is 1011hPa = 29.85inHg
Wind 26km/h = 14kt, direction is 150°.
Clouds : few clouds at 1700ft = 520m. scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m.
Remarks : blowing U
TAF for RAF Ascension Island airport FHAW ASI
FHAW 271345Z 2715/2809 14014KT 9999 FEW016 SCT035 PROB40 TEMPO 2715/2721 7000 -SHRA BKN013 TEMPO 2721/2809 7000 -SHRA BKN009 PROB30 TEMPO 2721/2724 4000 SHRA PROB30 TEMPO 2800/2809 2500 SHRA BKN005
Decoded TAF for RAF Ascension Island airport FHAW ASI
TAF issued by FHAW on Friday, December 27, 2024 at 13:45 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 9 hours and 18 minutes. weather forecast for 18 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, December 27, 2024 à 15:00 heure TU to Saturday, December 28, 2024 à 09:00 heure UTC
2715/2809 14014KT 9999 FEW016 SCT035
wind 14kt = 26km/h, direction is 140°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 1600ft = 490m scattered clouds at 3500ft = 1070m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Friday, December 27, 2024 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, December 27, 2024 à 21:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 2715/2721 7000 -SHRA BKN013
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
light intensity shower rain
broken at 1300ft = 400m
temporarily from Friday, December 27, 2024 à 21:00 heure TU to Saturday, December 28, 2024 à 09:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2721/2809 7000 -SHRA BKN009
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
light intensity shower rain
broken at 900ft = 270m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Friday, December 27, 2024 à 21:00 heure TU to Friday, December 27, 2024 à 00:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2721/2724 4000 SHRA
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
shower rain
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Friday, December 27, 2024 à 00:00 heure TU to Saturday, December 28, 2024 à 09:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2800/2809 2500 SHRA BKN005
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
shower rain
broken at 500ft = 150m
NOTAM for RAF Ascension Island airport
Around RAF Ascension Island airport at Ascension Island (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
near
- Hotels in Two Boats Village
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 3613mi↑
- Col du Somport at 3615mi↑
- Station de montagne Somport / Candanchú at 3615mi↑
- Station de montagne Fórmigal at 3616mi↑
- Pic du Marboré at 3616mi↑
- Gîte d'étape Chalet la Grange de Holle (Gavarnie) at 3616mi↑
- Station de montagne Gavarnie at 3618mi↑
- Camping La Bergerie (Gavarnie) at 3618mi↑
- Hotel des Cimes (Gavarnie) at 3618mi↑
- Hôtel Vignemale (Gavarnie) at 3618mi↑
- Camping Le Pain de Sucre (Gavarnie) at 3618mi↑
- Cirque de Gavarnie (Gavarnie) at 3619mi↑
- for RAF Ascension Island airport at 0mi↑
- for Saint Helena airport at 808mi↑
- for St. Helena airport at 808mi↑
nearest airports to RAF Ascension Island airport at Ascension Island (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
- Saint Helena heliport ( SH-0002) at 808mi↑
- St. Helena airport (FHSH HLE ) at 808mi↑NOTAM
- Sasstown airport (GLST SAZ ) at 965mi↑NOTAM
- Grand Cess airport ( GRC ) at 966mi↑
- Cape Palmas airport (GLCP CPA ) at 970mi↑NOTAM
- Greenville Slnoe airport (GLGE SNI ) at 971mi↑NOTAM
- Butaw airport ( LR-0001) at 977mi↑
- Tabou airport (DITB TXU ) at 985mi↑NOTAM
- River Cess and heliport ( RVC ) at 986mi↑
- Lamco airport (GLLB ) at 1002mi↑NOTAM
- Buchanan airport (GLBU UCN ) at 1004mi↑NOTAM
- Wèoulo airport ( CI-0003) at 1009mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap