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Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport (Mascot) (Australia)

Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport also known as Mascot is located near Sydney, with Brighton-Le-Sands at 2mi, Botany Bay at 2mi, Mascot at 2mi, Wolli Creek at 2mi, Botany at 2mi, Monterey at 2mi,

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Elevation : 6 m = 20ft

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weather : overcast at Brighton-Le-Sands

ciel couvert
55°F
46 ↗ 59°F

wind 12mph
gusting to 20mph

Aviation weather for Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport YSSY SYD

METAR for Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport YSSY SYD

METAR YSSY 162330Z 31010KT CAVOK 11/04 Q1019 RMK RF00.0/000.0

Decoded METAR for Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport YSSY SYD

METAR issued by YSSY on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:30 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 hours and 60 minutes ago.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 10km = greater than 6mi.

The temperature is 11°C = 52°F, dew point is 4°C = 39°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 62 %.

QNH is 1019hPa = 30.09inHg

Wind 19km/h = 10kt, direction is 310°.

Sky clear.

Remarks : RF000/0000

TAF for Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport YSSY SYD

YSSY 162308Z 1700/1806 32010KT CAVOK FM170500 03007KT CAVOK FM170900 29008KT CAVOK FM171800 28010KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020 BKN030 FM180000 19015G25KT 9999 -SHRA BKN030 TEMPO 1721/1803 3000 SHRA BKN015 RMK T 12 15 16 13 Q 1019 1016 1015 1016 TAF3

Decoded TAF for Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport YSSY SYD

TAF issued by YSSY on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 23:08 UTC, issued 3 hours and 22 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Wednesday, July 16, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Thursday, July 17, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC

1700/1806 32010KT CAVOK

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

wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 320°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

from Thursday, July 17, 2025 à 05:00 heure TU to Thursday, July 17, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC

FM170500 03007KT CAVOK

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

wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 30°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

from Thursday, July 17, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Thursday, July 17, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC

FM170900 29008KT CAVOK

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

wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 290°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

from Thursday, July 17, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Thursday, July 17, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC

FM171800 28010KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020 BKN030

wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 280°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

light intensity shower rain

scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m broken at 3000ft = 910m

from Thursday, July 17, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Friday, July 18, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC

FM180000 19015G25KT 9999 -SHRA BKN030

wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 190°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

light intensity shower rain

broken at 3000ft = 910m

temporarily from Thursday, July 17, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Thursday, July 17, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC

TEMPO 1721/1803 3000 SHRA BKN015

Visibility is 3km = 2mi.

shower rain

broken at 1500ft = 460m

VAC for Sydney Kingsford Smith International airport YSSY SYD

The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.

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