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Weipa airport at Weipa (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
SPECI YBWP 310408Z AUTO 34011KT 9999 -SHRA FEW021 SCT041 BKN090 28/27 Q1001 RESHRA RMK RF00.0/004.8
Decoded METAR for Weipa airport YBWP WEI
METAR issued by YBWP on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 04:08 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 days and 130 hours and -7174 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 28°C = 82°F, dew point is 27°C = 81°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94%.
QNH is 1001hPa = 29.56inHg
Wind 20km/h = 11kt, direction is 340°.
Clouds : few clouds at 2100ft = 640m. scattered clouds at 4100ft = 1250m. broken at 9000ft = 2740m.
light intensity shower rain
recently shower rain remarks : RF000/0048
TAF for Weipa airport YBWP WEI
YBWP 310104Z 3102/3114 31010KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020 FM310900 VRB04KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020 INTER 3102/3106 30015G25KT 1000 +SHRA BKN008 SCT020TCU INTER 3106/3114 3000 SHRA SCT010 PROB30 TEMPO 3102/3106 VRB20G30KT 0500 +TSRA BKN005 SCT020CB RMK T 30 29 28 26 Q 1002 1000 1001 1002
Decoded TAF for Weipa airport YBWP WEI
TAF issued by YBWP on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 01:04 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 5 days and 13 hours and 30 minutes. weather forecast for 12 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, January 30, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Friday, January 31, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
3102/3114 31010KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 310°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
from Friday, January 31, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Thursday, January 30, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
FM310900 VRB04KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
from Thursday, January 30, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Friday, January 31, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
INTER 3102/3106 30015G25KT 1000 +SHRA BKN008 SCT020TCU
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 300°
Visibility is 1km = 1mi.
heavy shower rain
broken at 800ft = 240m scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
from Friday, January 31, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Friday, January 31, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
INTER 3106/3114 3000 SHRA SCT010
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
shower rain
scattered clouds at 1000ft = 300m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Thursday, January 30, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Friday, January 31, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 3102/3106 VRB20G30KT 0500 +TSRA BKN005 SCT020CB
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 1km = 0mi.
heavy thunderstorm rain
broken at 500ft = 150m scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
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 at Weipa (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 at Weipa (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
- 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