Europe Aviation Weather Report for Athens Airport (LGAV/ATH)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Athens Airport at 09:20 UTC on the 27th
Runways Available 03L, 03R, 21L, 21R
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Athens 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 Athens Airport at 09:20 UTC on the 27th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Athens Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 03:50 |
| Sunrise | 04:15 |
| Sunset | 16:43 |
| Evening Twilight | 17:08 |
Wind
Direction: Southerly
Magnetic: 200°
Speed: 16kts (24mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 2500ft
Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 7000ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
No significant change to the conditions expected
Temperature
Temperature: 18°
Dewpoint: 10°
Pressure
QNH: 1002
RAW METAR and TAF data for Athens Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR LGAV 270920Z 20016KT 9999 SCT025 SCT070 18/10 Q1002 NOSIG
METAR LGAV 270850Z 21015KT 9999 FEW025 SCT060 18/09 Q1002 NOSIG
METAR LGAV 270820Z 23013KT 9999 FEW025 SCT050 18/07 Q1002 NOSIG
METAR LGAV 270750Z 24010KT 9999 SCT025 SCT070 17/08 Q1002 NOSIG
| Runway 21 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 16 kts | 3 kts |
Wind favours runway 21 with a crosswind of 3 kts and a headwind of 16 kts
LGAV 270500Z 2706/2806 22015G25KT 9999 FEW030
PROB40 TEMPO 2708/2717 5000 RA FEW018TCU BKN025 BKN070
PROB40 TEMPO 2712/2716 4000 TSRA SCT016 FEW018CB BKN020 OVC070
TEMPO 2708/2714 22020G30KT
BECMG 2718/2720 22012KT
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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 06:00-07:00 on the 27th
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Temporary Conditions
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 27th
Temporary Conditions
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 27th
Temporary Conditions
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 27th
Temporary Conditions
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 27th
Temporary Conditions
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 27th
Temporary Conditions
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 27th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 27th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 27th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
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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 Athens Airport.
Skiros Airport (LGSY/SKU)
Runways Available 17, 35
Distance 77 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 35 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 20 kts | 3 kts |
Nea Anchialos Airport (LGBL/VOL)
Runways Available 08, 26
Distance 108 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 08 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 8 kts | 7 kts |
Kalamata Airport (LGKL/KLX)
Runways Available 17R, 35L
Distance 121 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 17 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 9 kts | 2 kts |
Santorini Airport (LGSR/JTR)
Runways Available 15, 33
Distance 136 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Santorini Airport
| Runway 15 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 5 kts | 6 kts |
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