Aeronautical current weather observation and short-term forecast for pilots, flight preparation with the METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report : current weather report), and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term weather forecast message for aviation). And other resources like VAC (Visual Approach Chart) and NOTAM (Notice To Airman) to prepare a flights.
METAR, TAF, VAC, NOTAM Qaanaaq airport (Greenland) / ICAO BGQQ/ IATA NAQ
This airport is located near the North Pole. It is one of the northernmost airports in the world.
Qaanaaq airport (Greenland) is located close to Qaanaaq, Qaanaaq at 1 mile↑, Dundas at 64 mile↑, Pond Inlet at 363 mile↑, Upernavik at 399 mile↑, Arctic Bay at 412 mile↑, Resolute at 460 mile↑, Clyde River at 485 mile↑, Isachsen at 485 mile↑, Qaarsut at 560 mile↑, Uummannaq at 568 mile↑,
Elevation : 16 m = 52 ft
Runways
- runway 17/35 : 900 m = 2953 ft
aerial view of Qaanaaq
METAR for Qaanaaq airport - BGQQ
BGQQ 011450Z 08021KT 9999 FEW042 BKN056 03/M04 Q1016
Decoded METAR for Qaanaaq Airport (Greenland)
METAR issued by BGQQ on Friday 1st of October 2021 at 14:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 16 days and 387 hours and -23012 minutes ago.
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
Temperature is 3 °C = 37 °F and dew point is -4 °C = 25 °F . This correspond to 60% relative humidity.
QNH is 1016 mb = 30 inHg
Wind speed is 39 km/h = 21 kt, direction is 80°.
Clouds : few clouds at 4200 ft = 1280 m. broken at 5600 ft = 1710 m.
TAF for Qaanaaq airport - BGQQ
BGQQ 011457Z 0115/0119 08020KT 9999 BKN060 TEMPO BKN030 BECMG 0115/0117 08010KT
Decoded TAF for Qaanaaq Airport (Greenland)
TAF issued by BGQQ on Friday 1st of October 2021 at 14:57 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 16 days and 3 hours and 21 minutes ago. A 4 hour weather forecast that is updated every 3 hours.
from Friday 1st of October 2021 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday 1st of October 2021 à 15:00 heure UTC
0115/0119 08020KT 9999 BKN060
Wind 20 kt = 37 km/h, direction is 80°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
broken at 6000 ft = 1830 m
temporarily from Thursday 1st of January 1970 à 00:00 heure TU to Thursday 1st of January 1970 à 00:00 heure UTC
TEMPO BKN030
broken at 3000 ft = 910 m
becoming from Friday 1st of October 2021 à 17:00 heure TU to Friday 1st of October 2021 à 19:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0115/0117 08010KT
Wind 10 kt = 19 km/h, direction is 80°
close by
nearest airports to Qaanaaq
- for Thule airport (BGTL) at 67 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Grise Fiord airport (CYGZ) at 223 mile↑
- for Eureka airport (CYEU) at 280 mile↑
- for Alert airport (CYLT) at 357 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Pond Inlet airport (CYIO) at 365 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Upernavik airport (BGUK) at 399 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Arctic Bay airport (CYAB) at 412 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Resolute airport (CYRB) at 461 mile↑METAR & TAF
Data sources
- NOTAM : ICAO (www.icao.int)
- METAR : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- TAF : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Météo générale : Openweathermap (www.openweathermap.org) et AVWX (avwx.rest)
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA (www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr), Espagne ENAIRE (https://aip.enaire.es)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)