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Horn Island airport (Australia)
Horn Island airport is located near Horn Island, with Wasaga at 3mi↑, Port Kennedy at 5mi↑, Torres at 11mi↑, Bamaga at 22mi↑, Torres Strait Island at 27mi↑, Northern Peninsula Area at 27mi↑, Badu at 31mi↑, Daru at 122mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Australia and Southernmost airports in Australia
→ See also airports in Australia
aerial view of Horn Island airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : YHID
- IATA code : HID
- Local code : -
Elevation : 13 m = 43ft
→ See also Highest airports in Australia and Lowest airports in Australia
Runways
- runway 08/26 : 1389m = 4557ft
- runway 14/32 : 1235m = 4052ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Australia
Coming to Horn Island airport
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Aviation weather for Horn Island airport YHID HID
METAR for Horn Island airport YHID HID
METAR YHID 060330Z AUTO 12013KT 9999 // FEW018 29/25 Q1007 RMK RF00.0/000.2
Decoded METAR for Horn Island airport YHID HID
METAR issued by YHID on Monday, May 5, 2025 at 03:30 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 84 hours and -4304 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 29°C = 84°F, dew point is 25°C = 77°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
QNH is 1007hPa = 29.74inHg
Wind 24km/h = 13kt, direction is 120°.
Clouds : few clouds at 1800ft = 550m.
Remarks : RF000/0002
TAF for Horn Island airport YHID HID
YHID 052312Z 0600/0700 12014KT 9999 -SHRA SCT012 SCT020 FM060900 15010KT 9999 -SHRA SCT010 BKN020 INTER 0600/0700 VRB20G30KT 3000 SHRA BKN008 SCT020TCU PROB30 TEMPO 0600/0602 VRB20G30KT 1000 TSRA BKN005 SCT020CB PROB30 TEMPO 0614/0700 VRB20G30KT 1000 TSRA BKN005 SCT020CB RMK T 27 28 27 26 Q 1011 1008 1007 1008
Decoded TAF for Horn Island airport YHID HID
TAF issued by YHID on Monday, May 5, 2025 at 23:12 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 16 hours and 34 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, May 5, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 6, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
0600/0700 12014KT 9999 -SHRA SCT012 SCT020
wind 14kt = 26km/h, direction is 120°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 1200ft = 370m scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
from Tuesday, May 6, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Monday, May 5, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM060900 15010KT 9999 -SHRA SCT010 BKN020
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 150°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 1000ft = 300m broken at 2000ft = 610m
from Monday, May 5, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 6, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
INTER 0600/0700 VRB20G30KT 3000 SHRA BKN008 SCT020TCU
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
shower rain
broken at 800ft = 240m scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Monday, May 5, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Monday, May 5, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0600/0602 VRB20G30KT 1000 TSRA BKN005 SCT020CB
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 1km = 1mi.
thunderstorm rain
broken at 500ft = 150m scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Tuesday, May 6, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 6, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0614/0700 VRB20G30KT 1000 TSRA BKN005 SCT020CB
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 1km = 1mi.
thunderstorm rain
broken at 500ft = 150m scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m
VAC for Horn Island airport YHID HID
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.
NOTAM for Horn Island airport
Around Horn Island airport (Australia)
near
- Hotels in Wasaga
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 3863mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 8708mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 8718mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 8718mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 8731mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 8736mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 8736mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 8761mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 8777mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 8780mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 8783mi↑
- Station de montagne Schnepfenried at 8784mi↑
- for Horn Island airport at 0mi↑
- for Thursday Island Hospital airport at 5mi↑
- for Kubin airport at 25mi↑
nearest airports to Horn Island airport (Australia)
- Thursday Island Hospital heliport ( AU-0512) at 5mi↑
- Kubin airport (YKUB KUG ) at 25mi↑NOTAM
- Northern Peninsula airport (YNPE ABM ) at 27mi↑NOTAM
- Badu Island airport (YBAU BDD ) at 31mi↑NOTAM
- OK Village airport ( AU-0513) at 38mi↑
- Mabuiag Island airport (YMAA UBB ) at 45mi↑
- Warraber Island airport (YWBS SYU ) at 45mi↑NOTAM
- Yam Island airport (YYMI XMY ) at 58mi↑
- Coconut Island airport (YCCT CNC ) at 65mi↑
- Heathlands airport (YHTL HAT ) at 82mi↑NOTAM
- Saibai Island airport (YSII SBR ) at 87mi↑NOTAM
- Skardon River airport ( AU-0264) at 90mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Australia
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap