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Kowanyama airport (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↑,

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Airport code

Elevation : 11 m = 36ft

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Runways

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weather : overcast at Carpentaria

ciel couvert
79°F
72 ↗ 88°F

wind ↑ 4mph
gusting to 10mph

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 This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 27 days and 671 hours and -38871 minutes ago.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TAF issued by YKOW on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 18:34 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 28 days and 1 hours and 5 minutes.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.

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