Europe Aviation Weather Report for Karpathos Airport (LGKP/AOK)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Karpathos Airport at 18:20 UTC on the 25th
Runways Available 12, 30
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Karpathos 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 Karpathos Airport at 18:20 UTC on the 25th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Karpathos Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 02:27 |
| Sunrise | 02:56 |
| Sunset | 17:31 |
| Evening Twilight | 18:00 |
Wind
Direction: Westerly
Magnetic: 290°
Speed: 26kts (39mph)
Gusting: 36kts (54mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 1800ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 23°
Dewpoint: 20°
Pressure
QNH: 1009
RAW METAR and TAF data for Karpathos Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR LGKP 251820Z 29026G36KT 9999 FEW018 23/20 Q1009
METAR LGKP 251750Z 28029G40KT 9999 FEW020 23/20 Q1008
METAR LGKP 251720Z 28023G33KT 9999 FEW020 24/20 Q1009
METAR LGKP 251650Z 27019G29KT 9999 FEW020 25/20 Q1010
| Runway 30 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 26 kts | 5 kts |
Wind favours runway 30 with a crosswind of 5 kts and a headwind of 26 kts
LGKP 251700Z 2518/2603 28020G30KT CAVOK
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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 18:00-19:00 on the 25th
Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 25th
Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 25th
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Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 25th
Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 25th
Forecast for period 00:00-01:00 on the 26th
Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 26th
Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 26th
* 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 Karpathos Airport.
Rodos Airport (LGRP/RHO)
Runways Available 06, 24
Distance 86 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 24 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 10 kts | 0 kts |
Kos Airport (LGKO/KGS)
Runways Available 14, 32
Distance 95 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Kos Airport
| Runway 32 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 10 kts | 2 kts |
Heraklion Airport (LGIR/HER)
Runways Available 09, 27
Distance 111 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 27 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 9 kts | 3 kts |
Santorini Airport (LGSR/JTR)
Runways Available 15, 33
Distance 115 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 33 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 11 kts | 7 kts |
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