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Parkes airport at Parkes (Australia)
Parkes airport is located near Parkes, with Goobang at 2mi↑, Parkes at 3mi↑, Cookamidgera at 6mi↑, Tichborne at 9mi↑, Mandagery at 12mi↑, Alectown at 14mi↑, Bumberry at 15mi↑, Calarie at 19mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Australia and Southernmost airports in Australia
→ See also airports in Australia
aerial view of Parkes airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : YPKS
- IATA code : PKE
- Local code : -
Elevation : 326 m = 1070ft
→ See also Highest airports in Australia and Lowest airports in Australia
Runways
- runway 04/22 : 1684m = 5525ft
- runway 11/29 : 1622m = 5322ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Australia
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Aviation weather for Parkes airport YPKS PKE
METAR for Parkes airport YPKS PKE
METAR YPKS 250300Z AUTO 34008KT 9999 // NCD 34/14 Q1020 RMK RF00.0/000.0
Decoded METAR for Parkes airport YPKS PKE
METAR issued by YPKS on Monday, February 24, 2025 at 03:00 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 hours and 47 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 34°C = 93°F, dew point is 14°C = 57°F. The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 30%.
QNH is 1020hPa = 30.12inHg
Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 340°.
Sky clear.
Remarks : RF000/0000
TAF for Parkes airport YPKS PKE
YPKS 250118Z 2502/2514 08011KT CAVOK FM250300 06009KT 9999 -SHRA NSC FM251000 05012KT CAVOK PROB30 TEMPO 2504/2508 VRB20G30KT 3000 TSRA SCT050 SCT070CB RMK T 32 35 34 25 Q 1021 1018 1017 1019
Decoded TAF for Parkes airport YPKS PKE
TAF issued by YPKS on Monday, February 24, 2025 at 01:18 UTC, issued 5 hours and 29 minutes. weather forecast for 12 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, February 24, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Monday, February 24, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
2502/2514 08011KT CAVOK
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
wind 11kt = 20km/h, direction is 80°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
from Monday, February 24, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 25, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC
FM250300 06009KT 9999 -SHRA NSC
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 60°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
from Tuesday, February 25, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 25, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
FM251000 05012KT CAVOK
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
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 50°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Monday, February 24, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 25, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2504/2508 VRB20G30KT 3000 TSRA SCT050 SCT070CB
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
thunderstorm rain
scattered clouds at 5000ft = 1520m scattered clouds at 7000ft = 2130m
VAC for Parkes airport YPKS PKE
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 Parkes airport
Around Parkes airport at Parkes (Australia)
near
- Hotels in Goobang
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 5441mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 10007mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 10071mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 10075mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 10078mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 10086mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 10101mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 10147mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 10147mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 10159mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 10164mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 10170mi↑
- for Parkes airport at 0mi↑
- for Parkes Hospital airport at 4mi↑
- for Parkes private strip airport at 10mi↑
nearest airports to Parkes airport at Parkes (Australia)
- Parkes Hospital heliport (YXPK ) at 4mi↑
- Parkes private strip airport ( AU-0316) at 10mi↑
- Forbes Hospital heliport (YXFO ) at 22mi↑NOTAM
- Forbes airport (YFBS FRB ) at 24mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Peak Hill airport (YPKH ) at 26mi↑NOTAM
- Peak Hill Hospital heliport (YXPH ) at 27mi↑
- Cudal airport (YCUA CUG ) at 32mi↑NOTAM
- Trundle Hospital Helicopter Landing Site heliport (YXTN ) at 34mi↑
- Yeoval Oval Helicopter Landing Site heliport ( AU-0250) at 35mi↑
- Fairview airport (YFVW ) at 37mi↑
- Canowindra airport (YCWW ) at 38mi↑NOTAM
- Canowindra Hospital heliport (YXAO ) at 39mi↑
→ 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