Europe Aviation Weather Report for Kiruna Airport (ESNQ/KRN)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Kiruna Airport at 14:50 UTC on the 05th
Runways Available 03, 21
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Kiruna 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 Kiruna Airport at 14:50 UTC on the 05th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Kiruna Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 00:00 |
| Sunrise | 01:13 |
| Sunset | 19:57 |
| Evening Twilight | 00:00 |
Wind
Direction: Northerly
Magnetic: 350°
Speed: 10kts (15mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 800ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 1200ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 1600ft
Weather Phenomena
Light Snow
Temperature
Temperature: 01°
Dewpoint: -01°
Pressure
QNH: 0997
RAW METAR and TAF data for Kiruna Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR ESNQ 051450Z AUTO 35010KT 9999 -SN SCT008/// BKN012/// BKN016/// 01/M01 Q0997
METAR ESNQ 051420Z AUTO 36009KT 9999 -SN FEW003/// SCT007/// BKN009/// 01/M00 Q0996
METAR ESNQ 051350Z AUTO 36009KT 4300 -SN FEW003/// BKN007/// OVC010/// 01/M00 Q0996
METAR ESNQ 051320Z AUTO 35010KT 4400 -SN FEW007/// BKN010/// BKN013/// 01/M01 Q0996
| Runway 03 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 8 kts | 6 kts |
Wind favours runway 03 with a crosswind of 6 kts and a headwind of 8 kts
ESNQ 051130Z 0512/0515 35012KT 5000 -RASN SCT015
PROB40 0512/0515 2500 SN BKN005
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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 12:00-13:00 on the 5th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 5th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 5th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
* 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 Kiruna Airport.
Pajala Airport (ESUP/PJA)
Runways Available 11, 29
Distance 82 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 29 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 1 kts | 4 kts |
Enontekio Airport (EFET/ENF)
Runways Available 03, 21
Distance 88 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 03 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 13 kts | 0 kts |
Bardufoss Airport (ENDU/BDU)
Runways Available 10, 28
Distance 97 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 10 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 3 kts | 3 kts |
Kittila Airport (EFKT/KTT)
Runways Available 16, 34
Distance 118 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 34 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 8 kts | 7 kts |
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