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 Penang airport (Malaysia) / ICAO WMKP/ IATA PEN
Penang airport (Malaysia) is located close to Penang, Kampung Naran at 0 mile↑, Permatang Damar Laut at 1 mile↑, Kampung Sungai Ara at 2 mile↑, Kampung Sungai Nibung Besar at 3 mile↑, Kampung Sungai Glugur at 6 mile↑, Pulau Pinang at 6 mile↑, Kampung Pokok Manggis at 6 mile↑, Batu Hitam at 7 mile↑, George Town at 9 mile↑, Butterworth at 9 mile↑,
Elevation : 3 m = 10 ft
Runways
- runway 04/22 : 3352 m = 10997 ft
aerial view of Penang
METAR for Penang airport - WMKP
WMKP 111330Z 00000KT 8000 FEW025 29/23 Q1011 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Penang Airport (Malaysia)
METAR issued by WMKP on Tuesday 11th of January 2022 at 13:30 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 14 days and 339 hours and -20145 minutes ago.
Visibility is 8 km = 5 mile.
Temperature is 29 °C = 84 °F and dew point is 23 °C = 73 °F . This correspond to 70% relative humidity.
QNH is 1011 mb = 29.85 inHg
Wind speed is 0 km/h = 0 kt, direction is 0°.
Clouds : few clouds at 2500 ft = 760 m.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Penang airport - WMKP
WMKP 111100Z 1112/1212 02006KT 8000 FEW025 BECMG 1204/1206 22010KT 9999 FEW020
Decoded TAF for Penang Airport (Malaysia)
TAF issued by WMKP on Tuesday 11th of January 2022 at 11:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 14 days and 5 hours and 45 minutes ago. A 24 hour weather forecast that is updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday 11th of January 2022 à 12:00 heure TU to Wednesday 12th of January 2022 à 04:00 heure UTC
1112/1212 02006KT 8000 FEW025
Wind 6 kt = 11 km/h, direction is 20°
Visibility is 8 km = 5 mile.
few clouds at 2500 ft = 760 m
becoming from Wednesday 12th of January 2022 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday 12th of January 2022 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1204/1206 22010KT 9999 FEW020
Wind 10 kt = 19 km/h, direction is 220°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
few clouds at 2000 ft = 610 m
close by
nearest airports to Penang
- for Kota Belud Butterworth airport (WMKB) at 14 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Sungei Patani airport (WMBB) at 29 mile↑
- for Taiping airport (WMBI) at 42 mile↑
- for Kroh airport (WMBH) at 55 mile↑
- for Grik airport (WMAH) at 59 mile↑
- for Alor Setar airport (WMKA) at 62 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Pulau Pangkor airport (WMPA) at 75 mile↑
- for Ipoh airport (WMKI) at 75 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)