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) to prepare a flights.
Aviation weather Cotonou airport (Cotonou Benin) / ICAO DBBB IATA COO
Cotonou airport (Benin) is located close to Cotonou, Fidjrosse-Kpota at 1 mile↑, Cotonou at 2 mile↑, Godomè at 3 mile↑, Abomey-Calavi at 7 mile↑, Porto-Novo at 18 mile↑, Ouidah at 21 mile↑, Allada at 27 mile↑, Idi Iroko at 31 mile↑, Sakete at 32 mile↑, Badagry at 35 mile↑, Come at 35 mile↑, Grand-Popo at 39 mile↑,
Elevation : 6 m = 20 ft
Runways
- runway 06/24 : 2400 m = 7874 ft
aerial view of Cotonou
METAR for Cotonou airport - DBBB
DBBB 271500Z 22011KT 9999 SCT013 29/25 Q1011 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Cotonou Airport (Benin)
METAR issued by DBBB on Monday, June 27, 2022 at 15:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 30 hours and -1411 minutes ago.
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
Temperature is 29 °C = 84 °F and dew point is 25 °C = 77 °F . This correspond to 79% relative humidity.
QNH is 1011 mb = 29.85 inHg
Wind speed is 20 km/h = 11 kt, direction is 220°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 1300 ft = 400 m.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Cotonou airport - DBBB
DBBB 271100Z 2712/2818 22010KT 9999 SCT012 PROB30 TEMPO 2714/2719 TS BKN012 FEW023CB TEMPO 2803/2809 4000 TSRA BKN010 FEW023CB
Decoded TAF for Cotonou Airport (Benin)
TAF issued by DBBB on Monday, June 27, 2022 at 11:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 10 hours and 29 minutes ago. A 30 hour weather forecast that is updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, June 27, 2022 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, June 28, 2022 à 18:00 heure UTC
2712/2818 22010KT 9999 SCT012
Wind 10 kt = 19 km/h, direction is 220°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
scattered clouds at 1200 ft = 370 m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Monday, June 27, 2022 à 14:00 heure TU to Monday, June 27, 2022 à 19:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2714/2719 TS BKN012 FEW023CB
thunderstorm
broken at 1200 ft = 370 m few clouds at 2300 ft = 700 m
temporarily from Monday, June 27, 2022 à 03:00 heure TU to Tuesday, June 28, 2022 à 09:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2803/2809 4000 TSRA BKN010 FEW023CB
Visibility is 4 km = 2 mile.
thunderstorm rain
broken at 1000 ft = 300 m few clouds at 2300 ft = 700 m
close by
nearest airports to Cotonou
- for Cana Bouhicon airport (DBBC) at 58 mile↑
- for Lagos Murtala Muhammed airport (DNMM) at 66 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Lome Tokoin airport (DXXX) at 79 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Save airport (DBBS) at 115 mile↑
- for Atakpame Akpaka airport (DXAK) at 121 mile↑
- for Anie Kolokope airport (DXKP) at 125 mile↑
- for Ibadan airport (DNIB) at 130 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Oshogbo airport (DNOS) at 174 mile↑
- for Accra Kotoka International airport (DGAA) at 183 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Sokode airport (DXSK) at 201 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Ilorin airport (DNIL) at 204 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Parakou airport (DBBP) at 208 mile↑
- for Akure airport (DNAK) at 209 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Forcados Terminal airport (DNFD) at 215 mile↑
- for Benin City airport (DNBE) at 221 mile↑
- for Djougou airport (DBBD) at 236 mile↑
- for Niamtougou airport (DXNG) at 252 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Yendi airport (DGLY) at 268 mile↑
- for Bimbereke airport (DBBR) at 271 mile↑
- for Kumasi airport (DGSI) at 274 mile↑METAR & TAF
Data sources
- 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)