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 Kuwait airport (Kuwait) / ICAO OKBK/ IATA KWI
Kuwait airport (Kuwait) is located close to Kuwait City, Al ‘Abbāsīyah at 3 mile↑, Janub as Surrah at 3 mile↑, Al Farwaniyah at 4 mile↑, Muḩāfaz̧at Ḩawallī at 4 mile↑, Ar Rabiyah at 5 mile↑, Sabah as Salim at 6 mile↑, An Nijfah at 7 mile↑, Bayan at 7 mile↑, Al Funaytis at 8 mile↑, Muḩāfaz̧at al ‘Āşimah at 8 mile↑,
Elevation : 63 m = 207 ft
Runways
- runway 15L/33R : 3500 m = 11483 ft
- runway 15R/33L : 3400 m = 11155 ft
aerial view of Kuwait
METAR for Kuwait airport - OKBK
OKBK 251400Z 35006KT CAVOK 20/02 Q1018 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Kuwait Airport (Kuwait)
METAR issued by OKBK on Tuesday 25th of January 2022 at 14:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 hours and 32 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
Temperature is 20 °C = 68 °F and dew point is 2 °C = 36 °F . This correspond to 30% relative humidity.
QNH is 1018 mb = 30.06 inHg
Wind speed is 11 km/h = 6 kt, direction is 350°.
Sky clear
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Kuwait airport - OKBK
OKBK 251045Z 2512/2618 35010KT 7000 NSC BECMG 2518/2520 VRB03KT
Decoded TAF for Kuwait Airport (Kuwait)
TAF issued by OKBK on Tuesday 25th of January 2022 at 10:45 UTC, issued 5 hours and 47 minutes ago. A 30 hour weather forecast that is updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday 25th of January 2022 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday 25th of January 2022 à 18:00 heure UTC
2512/2618 35010KT 7000 NSC
Wind 10 kt = 19 km/h, direction is 350°
Visibility is 7 km = 4 mile.
becoming from Tuesday 25th of January 2022 à 20:00 heure TU to Wednesday 26th of January 2022 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2518/2520 VRB03KT
Wind 3 kt = 6 km/h, direction is °
close by
nearest airports to Kuwait
- for Ahmed al Jabr airport (OKAJ) at 23 mile↑
- for Ali al Salem airport (OKAS) at 28 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Udairi Army Air Field airport (OKDI) at 46 mile↑
- for Umm Qasr airport (ORUQ) at 55 mile↑
- for Abadan Intl airport (OIAA) at 81 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Ras al Mishab airport (OERM) at 88 mile↑
- for Basrah Intl airport (ORMM) at 93 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Ras Tanajib airport (OETN) at 106 mile↑
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)