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.
METAR, TAF, VAC Ercan International airport (Cyprus) / ICAO LCEN/ IATA ECN
Ercan International airport (Cyprus) is located close to Nicosia, Tymbou at 2 mile↑, Athalassa at 5 mile↑, Yeri at 6 mile↑, Pallouriotissa at 6 mile↑, Athienou at 7 mile↑, Nicosia at 7 mile↑, Dhali at 10 mile↑, Troulli at 11 mile↑, Lymbia at 11 mile↑, Xeri at 11 mile↑,
Elevation : 123 m = 404 ft
Runways
- runway 11/29 : 2755 m = 9039 ft
- runway 16/34 : 276 m = 906 ft
aerial view of Ercan International
METAR for Ercan International airport - LCEN
LCEN 241820Z 30005KT 9999 SCT025 15/12 Q1015 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Ercan International Airport (Cyprus)
METAR issued by LCEN on Wednesday 24th of November 2021 at 18:20 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 4 days and 98 hours and -5705 minutes ago.
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
Temperature is 15 °C = 59 °F and dew point is 12 °C = 54 °F . This correspond to 82% relative humidity.
QNH is 1015 mb = 29.97 inHg
Wind speed is 9 km/h = 5 kt, direction is 300°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 2500 ft = 760 m.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Ercan International airport - LCEN
LCEN 241640Z 2418/2518 26012KT 9999 SCT025 PROB40 TEMPO 2418/2421 FEW025CB TEMPO 2511/2514 5000 SHRA FEW025CB BKN030 BKN080
Decoded TAF for Ercan International Airport (Cyprus)
TAF issued by LCEN on Wednesday 24th of November 2021 at 16:40 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 4 days and 4 hours and 35 minutes ago. A 24 hour weather forecast that is updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday 24th of November 2021 à 18:00 heure TU to Thursday 25th of November 2021 à 18:00 heure UTC
2418/2518 26012KT 9999 SCT025
Wind 12 kt = 22 km/h, direction is 260°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
scattered clouds at 2500 ft = 760 m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Wednesday 24th of November 2021 à 18:00 heure TU to Wednesday 24th of November 2021 à 21:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 2418/2421 FEW025CB
few clouds at 2500 ft = 760 m
temporarily from Thursday 25th of November 2021 à 11:00 heure TU to Thursday 25th of November 2021 à 14:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2511/2514 5000 SHRA FEW025CB BKN030 BKN080
Visibility is 5 km = 3 mile.
shower rain
few clouds at 2500 ft = 760 m broken at 3000 ft = 910 m broken at 8000 ft = 2440 m
close by
nearest airports to Ercan International
- for Nicosia International airport (LCNC) at 12 mile↑aéroport fermé
- for Larnaca airport (LCLK) at 21 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Akrotiri AB Cyprus (Greek) airport (LCRA) at 48 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Paphos airport (LCPH) at 65 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Gazipaşa airport (LTFG) at 104 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Beirut airport (OLBA) at 146 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Adana Sakirpasa airport (LTAF) at 161 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Adana Incirlik airport (LTAG) at 167 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)