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Gwangju airport (South Korea)

Gwangju airport is located near Gwangju, with Yach’on at 1mi↑, Gwangju at 7mi↑, Kwangju-gwangyŏksi at 7mi↑, Naju at 8mi↑, Hwasun at 11mi↑, Kanhei at 17mi↑, Reiko at 20mi↑, Muan at 21mi↑,

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Airport code

Elevation : 12 m = 39ft

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By plane :

weather : broken clouds at Yach’on

nuages fragmentés
70°F
55 ↗ 75°F

wind ↑ 15mph
gusting to 27mph

Aviation weather for Gwangju airport RKJJ KWJ

METAR for Gwangju airport RKJJ KWJ

RKJJ 160500Z 23014KT CAVOK 24/09 Q1009 RMK CIG200 SLP095 8/008 9/006

Decoded METAR for Gwangju airport RKJJ KWJ

METAR issued by RKJJ on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 05:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 4 days and 113 hours and -5742 minutes ago.

CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather

visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

The temperature is 24°C = 75°F, dew point is 9°C = 48°F. The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 38 %.

QNH is 1009hPa = 29.8inHg

Wind 26km/h = 14kt, direction is 230°.

Sky clear.

Remarks : CIG200 Sea Level Pressure SLP=095 8/008 9/006

TAF for Gwangju airport RKJJ KWJ

RKJJ 160500Z 1606/1712 21006G16KT 9999 SCT030 BKN200 TN11/1621Z TX24/1706Z BECMG 1610/1611 21006KT SCT030 BKN180 BECMG 1617/1618 4800 BR BKN015 BECMG 1700/1701 9999 NSW BKN025

Decoded TAF for Gwangju airport RKJJ KWJ

TAF issued by RKJJ on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 05:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 4 days and 17 hours and 18 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Wednesday, April 16, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, April 16, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC

1606/1712 21006G16KT 9999 SCT030 BKN200 TN11/1621Z TX24/1706Z

wind 6kt = 11km/h with gusts at 16kt = 30km/h, direction is 210°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m broken at 20000ft = 6100m

becoming from Wednesday, April 16, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Wednesday, April 16, 2025 à 17:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1610/1611 21006KT SCT030 BKN180

wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 210°

scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m broken at 18000ft = 5490m

becoming from Wednesday, April 16, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Wednesday, April 16, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1617/1618 4800 BR BKN015

Visibility is 5km = 3mi.

mist

broken at 1500ft = 460m

becoming from Wednesday, April 16, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Thursday, April 17, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1700/1701 9999 NSW BKN025

no significant weather

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

broken at 2500ft = 760m

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