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 Gove airport (Australia) / ICAO YPGV/ IATA GOV
Gove airport (Australia) is located close to Nhulunbuy, Nhulunbuy at 4 mile↑, East Arnhem at 72 mile↑, Alyangula at 112 mile↑, Maningrida at 173 mile↑, West Arnhem at 232 mile↑, Roper Gulf at 244 mile↑, Borroloola at 265 mile↑, Mataranka at 309 mile↑, Katherine at 342 mile↑, Weipa at 342 mile↑,
Elevation : 59 m = 194 ft
Runways
- runway 13/31 : 2208 m = 7244 ft
aerial view of Gove
METAR for Gove airport - YPGV
METAR YPGV 190430Z 08013KT 9999 BKN025 32/23 Q1008 RMK RF00.0/000.2 DL-NE/DL-W
Decoded METAR for Gove Airport (Australia)
METAR issued by YPGV on Friday 19th of November 2021 at 04:30 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 14 days and 354 hours and -20152 minutes ago.
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
Temperature is 32 °C = 90 °F and dew point is 23 °C = 73 °F . This correspond to 59% relative humidity.
QNH is 1008 mb = 29.77 inHg
Wind speed is 24 km/h = 13 kt, direction is 80°.
Clouds : broken at 2500 ft = 760 m.
Remarks : RF000/0002 DL light NE/DL light W
TAF for Gove airport - YPGV
YPGV 190002Z 1902/1914 09014KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020 TEMPO 1902/1904 VRB20G35KT 1000 TSRA BKN010 SCT020CB INTER 1904/1908 3000 SHRA BKN012 RMK T 31 31 30 28 Q 1009 1008 1008 1009
Decoded TAF for Gove Airport (Australia)
TAF issued by YPGV on Friday 19th of November 2021 at 00:02 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 14 days and 22 hours and 36 minutes ago. A 12 hour weather forecast that is updated every 6 hours.
from Friday 19th of November 2021 à 02:00 heure TU to Friday 19th of November 2021 à 04:00 heure UTC
1902/1914 09014KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020
Wind 14 kt = 26 km/h, direction is 90°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 2000 ft = 610 m
temporarily from Friday 19th of November 2021 à 02:00 heure TU to Friday 19th of November 2021 à 04:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1902/1904 VRB20G35KT 1000 TSRA BKN010 SCT020CB
Wind 20 kt = 37 km/h with gusts at 35 kt = 65 km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 1 km = 1 mile.
thunderstorm rain
broken at 1000 ft = 300 m scattered clouds at 2000 ft = 610 m
from Friday 19th of November 2021 à 04:00 heure TU to Friday 19th of November 2021 à 14:00 heure UTC
INTER 1904/1908 3000 SHRA BKN012
Visibility is 3 km = 2 mile.
shower rain
broken at 1200 ft = 370 m
close by
nearest airports to Gove
- for Dhalinbuy airport (YDHL) at 21 mile↑
- for Lake Evella airport (YLEV) at 70 mile↑
- for Gan Gan airport (YGAN) at 80 mile↑
- for Elcho Island airport (YELD) at 86 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Cape Wessels airport (YCWE) at 88 mile↑
- for Howard Island airport (YHOA) at 99 mile↑
- for Walker River airport (YWRV) at 116 mile↑
- for Groote Eylandt airport (YGTE) at 120 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)