Europe Aviation Weather Report for Kristiansand Airport (ENCN/KRS)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Kristiansand Airport at 00:20 UTC on the 23th
Runways Available 03, 21
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Kristiansand 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 Kristiansand Airport at 00:20 UTC on the 23th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Kristiansand Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 03:23 |
| Sunrise | 04:05 |
| Sunset | 18:54 |
| Evening Twilight | 19:37 |
Wind
Direction: North Westerly
Magnetic: 330°
Speed: 8kts (12mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
No clouds detected
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 16°
Dewpoint: 07°
Pressure
QNH: 1012
RAW METAR and TAF data for Kristiansand Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR ENCN 230020Z AUTO 33008KT 9999 NCD 16/07 Q1012
METAR ENCN 222350Z AUTO 34005KT 9999 NCD 16/07 Q1012
METAR ENCN 222320Z AUTO 32008KT 9999 NCD 16/07 Q1012
METAR ENCN 222250Z AUTO 34008KT 9999 NCD 17/08 Q1012
| Runway 03 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 7 kts |
Wind favours runway 03 with a crosswind of 7 kts and a headwind of 4 kts
ENCN 222300Z 2300/2309 32009KT 9999 FEW045
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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 00:00-01:00 on the 23rd
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* 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 Kristiansand Airport.
Stavanger Airport Sola (ENZV/SVG)
Runways Available 10, 18, 28, 36
Distance 100 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 36 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 10 kts | 6 kts |
Aalborg Airport (EKYT/AAL)
Runways Available 08L, 26R
Distance 101 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 26 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 3 kts | 3 kts |
Sandefjord Airport Torp (ENTO/TRF)
Runways Available 18, 36
Distance 103 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 36 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 8 kts | 1 kts |
Moss Airport Rygge (ENRY/RYG)
Runways Available 12, 30
Distance 126 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 30 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 7 kts |
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