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Weipa airport (Australia)
Weipa airport is located near Weipa, with Weipa at 4mi↑, Northern Peninsula Area at 121mi↑, Coen at 122mi↑, Bamaga at 127mi↑, Cook at 128mi↑, Torres at 138mi↑, Wasaga at 145mi↑, Port Kennedy at 146mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Australia and Southernmost airports in Australia
→ See also airports in Australia
aerial view of Weipa airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : YBWP
- IATA code : WEI
- Local code : -
Elevation : 19 m = 62ft
→ See also Highest airports in Australia and Lowest airports in Australia
Runways
- runway 12/30 : 1645m = 5397ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Australia
Coming to Weipa airport
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Aviation weather for Weipa airport YBWP WEI
METAR for Weipa airport YBWP WEI
METAR YBWP 102130Z AUTO 12007KT 9999 // NCD 24/23 Q1009 RMK RF00.0/000.2
Decoded METAR for Weipa airport YBWP WEI
METAR issued by YBWP on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 21:30 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 72 hours and -4315 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 24°C = 75°F, dew point is 23°C = 73°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94 %.
QNH is 1009hPa = 29.8inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 120°.
Sky clear.
Remarks : RF000/0002
TAF for Weipa airport YBWP WEI
YBWP 101905Z 1020/1108 13006KT 9999 SCT012 BECMG 1100/1101 08012KT 9999 -SHRA SCT025 TEMPO 1020/1100 9999 BKN012 PROB40 TEMPO 1103/1108 VRB20G35KT 1000 TSRA BKN005 SCT025CB RMK T 24 27 29 28 Q 1008 1010 1009 1007
Decoded TAF for Weipa airport YBWP WEI
TAF issued by YBWP on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 19:05 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 2 hours and 30 minutes. weather forecast for 12 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, April 10, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Thursday, April 10, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
1020/1108 13006KT 9999 SCT012
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 130°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 1200ft = 370m
becoming from Thursday, April 10, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Friday, April 11, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1100/1101 08012KT 9999 -SHRA SCT025
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 80°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m
temporarily from Thursday, April 10, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Thursday, April 10, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1020/1100 9999 BKN012
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
broken at 1200ft = 370m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Thursday, April 10, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Friday, April 11, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 1103/1108 VRB20G35KT 1000 TSRA BKN005 SCT025CB
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 1km = 1mi.
thunderstorm rain
broken at 500ft = 150m scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m
VAC for Weipa airport YBWP WEI
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Weipa airport
Around Weipa airport (Australia)
near
- Hotels in Weipa
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 3986mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 8805mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 8814mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 8815mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 8828mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 8837mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 8838mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 8863mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 8879mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 8881mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 8884mi↑
- Station de montagne Schnepfenried at 8885mi↑
- for Weipa airport at 0mi↑
- for RAAF Scherger airport at 12mi↑
- for Beagle Bay airport at 22mi↑
nearest airports to Weipa airport (Australia)
- RAAF Scherger airport (YBSG ) at 12mi↑NOTAM
- Beagle Bay airport ( AU-0514) at 22mi↑
- Sudley airport (YSDL ) at 30mi↑NOTAM
- Agnew airport ( AGW AU-AGW) at 40mi↑
- Watson River airport (YWTV ) at 43mi↑
- Mapoon Airstrip airport ( AU-0263) at 43mi↑
- Merluna airport (YMEU MLV ) at 45mi↑
- Aurukun airport (YAUR AUU ) at 49mi↑NOTAM
- Batavia Downs airport (YBTV BVW ) at 51mi↑NOTAM
- Moreton airport (YMOT MET ) at 51mi↑NOTAM
- WENLOCK AIRSTRIP airport ( AU-0270) at 52mi↑
- Skardon River airport ( AU-0264) at 56mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Australia
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- 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