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Kowanyama airport at Kowanyama (Australia)
Kowanyama airport is located near Kowanyama, with Carpentaria at 130mi↑, Coen at 144mi↑, Karumba at 151mi↑, Normanton at 157mi↑, Cook at 172mi↑, Weipa at 195mi↑, Tablelands at 196mi↑, Burketown at 211mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Australia and Southernmost airports in Australia
→ See also airports in Australia
aerial view of Kowanyama airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : YKOW
- IATA code : KWM
- Local code : -
Elevation : 11 m = 36ft
→ See also Highest airports in Australia and Lowest airports in Australia
Runways
- runway 12/30 : 1380m = 4528ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Australia
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Aviation weather for Kowanyama airport YKOW KWM
METAR for Kowanyama airport YKOW KWM
METAR YKOW 182030Z AUTO 02004KT 9999 // NCD 25/24 Q1009 RMK RF00.0/017.0
Decoded METAR for Kowanyama airport YKOW KWM
METAR issued by YKOW on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 20:30 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 14 days and 341 hours and -20150 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 25°C = 77°F, dew point is 24°C = 75°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94%.
QNH is 1009hPa = 29.8inHg
Wind 7km/h = 4kt, direction is 20°.
Sky clear.
Remarks : RF000/0170
TAF for Kowanyama airport YKOW KWM
YKOW 181834Z 1820/1908 05006KT 9999 -SHRA SCT008 FM182300 03008KT 9999 -SHRA FEW015 SCT025 FM190500 36008KT 9999 -SHRA SCT040 TEMPO 1820/1908 VRB15KT 1500 +SHRA BKN005 SCT040TCU PROB30 TEMPO 1820/1908 VRB20G30KT 0500 +TSRA BKN003 SCT040CB RMK T 25 28 28 29 Q 1008 1010 1009 1007
Decoded TAF for Kowanyama airport YKOW KWM
TAF issued by YKOW on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 18:34 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 14 days and 7 hours and 6 minutes. weather forecast for 12 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, March 18, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 18, 2025 à 23:00 heure UTC
1820/1908 05006KT 9999 -SHRA SCT008
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 50°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 800ft = 240m
from Tuesday, March 18, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Wednesday, March 19, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC
FM182300 03008KT 9999 -SHRA FEW015 SCT025
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 30°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
few clouds at 1500ft = 460m scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m
from Wednesday, March 19, 2025 à 05:00 heure TU to Wednesday, March 19, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
FM190500 36008KT 9999 -SHRA SCT040
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 360°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m
temporarily from Tuesday, March 18, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Wednesday, March 19, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1820/1908 VRB15KT 1500 +SHRA BKN005 SCT040TCU
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 2km = 1mi.
heavy shower rain
broken at 500ft = 150m scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Tuesday, March 18, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Wednesday, March 19, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 1820/1908 VRB20G30KT 0500 +TSRA BKN003 SCT040CB
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 1km = 0mi.
heavy thunderstorm rain
broken at 300ft = 90m scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m
VAC for Kowanyama airport YKOW KWM
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 Kowanyama airport
Around Kowanyama airport at Kowanyama (Australia)
near
- Hotels in Carpentaria
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 4160mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 8945mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 8953mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 8955mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 8968mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 8984mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 8984mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 9009mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 9024mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 9027mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 9030mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 9030mi↑
- for Kowanyama airport at 0mi↑
- for Rutland Plains Station airport at 12mi↑
- for Rutland Plains airport at 12mi↑
nearest airports to Kowanyama airport at Kowanyama (Australia)
- Rutland Plains Station airport ( AU-0431) at 12mi↑
- Rutland Plains airport (YRTP RTP ) at 12mi↑NOTAM
- Pormpuraaw airport (YPMP EDR ) at 42mi↑NOTAM
- Koolatah airport (YKLA KOH ) at 54mi↑NOTAM
- Dunbar airport (YDBR DNB ) at 58mi↑
- Inkerman airport (YIKM IKP ) at 58mi↑NOTAM
- Honinabi airport (AYHH HNN ) at 60mi↑NOTAM
- Strathgordon airport (YSGD ) at 66mi↑NOTAM
- Southwell airport (YSOW ) at 70mi↑NOTAM
- Dorunda airport (YDOR DRD ) at 74mi↑
- Strathmay airport (YSMY ) at 82mi↑
- Strathaven airport (YSVN ) at 91mi↑NOTAM
→ 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