Europe Aviation Weather Report for Kuusamo Airport (EFKS/KAO)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Kuusamo Airport at 11:20 UTC on the 23th
Runways Available 12, 30
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Kuusamo Airport, as well as details for the nearest alternates.
The warning and threat levels in the METAR and TAF reports are currently being displayed for an airliner operating as a multi crew, CAT2/3 capable IFR flight, if you wish to change these thresholds to be more suitable for general aviation aircraft operating single crew VFR then use this drop down to select general aviation
METAR data is updated on the hour and half hour, TAF data is updated every few hours inline with its publication schedule.
Weather Decoded for Kuusamo Airport at 11:20 UTC on the 23th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Kuusamo Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 01:03 |
| Sunrise | 02:05 |
| Sunset | 18:05 |
| Evening Twilight | 19:07 |
Wind
Direction: North Easterly
Magnetic: 040°
Variation: 010-080°
Speed: 7kts (11mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 2000ft
Overcast (sky obscured) at 4400ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 14°
Dewpoint: 09°
Pressure
QNH: 1008
RAW METAR and TAF data for Kuusamo Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR EFKS 231120Z AUTO 04007KT 010V080 9999 SCT020 OVC044 14/09 Q1008
METAR EFKS 231050Z AUTO 04006KT 010V090 9999 OVC020 14/09 Q1008
METAR EFKS 231020Z AUTO 04006KT 360V080 9999 OVC016 13/09 Q1008
METAR EFKS 230950Z AUTO 04007KT 010V100 9999 FEW013 OVC041 13/10 Q1008
| Runway 12 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 1 kts | 7 kts |
Wind favours runway 12 with a crosswind of 7 kts and a headwind of 1 kts
EFKS 230802Z 2308/2309 05006KT 9999 BKN008
BECMG 2308/2309 BKN012
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Both the latest METAR and TAF are decoded into plain text with hour by hour synopsis in the expanded decoded weather tab.
The nearest 4 alternate airport's weather is also avaiable via the Alternates tab.
The following is the forecast presented in hour segments from the most recently published TAF above.
Notes for using the following -
1) BECMG (becoming) assumes the change will occur at the end of the period listed, e.g. BECMG xx10/xx12, the new conditions will be present from 12 noon.
2) PROB30 are listed as Low Probability Temporary Conditions with PROB40 being listed as High Probability Temporary Conditions.
3) TEMPO are listed as Temporary Conditions, these conditions will be present for 50% of the time period.
4) All times are in UTC (zulu).
Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 23rd
* Although every effort has been made to confirm the accuracy of these decode, the raw metar and TAF from above must be used for flight planning purposes.
** These decode are designed for civilian airports only, military decodes will most likely contain omissions or errors.
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Below are the nearest 4 airports (potentially including general aviation or airports with runways shorter than 1600M, as well as military airports) from our database that may also be useful for your planning purposes, sorted in distance from Kuusamo Airport.
Rovaniemi Airport (EFRO/RVN)
Runways Available 03, 21
Distance 103 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 03 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 7 kts | 2 kts |
Oulu Airport (EFOU/OUL)
Runways Available 12, 30
Distance 133 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Oulu Airport
| Runway 12 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 7 kts | 6 kts |
Kittila Airport (EFKT/KTT)
Runways Available 16, 34
Distance 168 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Kittila Airport
| Runway 34 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 7 kts | 2 kts |
Ivalo Airport (EFIV/IVL)
Runways Available 04, 22
Distance 187 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Ivalo Airport
| Runway 04 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 8 kts | 3 kts |
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