Europe Aviation Weather Report for Frankfurt Airport (EDDF/FRA)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Frankfurt Airport at 13:20 UTC on the 17th
Runways Available 07L, 07C, 07R, 18, 25L, 25C, 25R
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Frankfurt Airport, as well as details for the nearest alternates.
The warning and threat levels in the METAR and TAF reports are currently being displayed for an airliner operating as a multi crew, CAT2/3 capable IFR flight, if you wish to change these thresholds to be more suitable for general aviation aircraft operating single crew VFR then use this drop down to select general aviation
METAR data is updated on the hour and half hour, TAF data is updated every few hours inline with its publication schedule.
Weather Decoded for Frankfurt Airport at 13:20 UTC on the 17th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Frankfurt Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 05:02 |
| Sunrise | 05:33 |
| Sunset | 17:35 |
| Evening Twilight | 18:05 |
Wind
Direction: Variable
Magnetic: -
Speed: 2kts (3mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 2900ft
Overcast (sky obscured) at 3500ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
No significant change to the conditions expected
Temperature
Temperature: 11°
Dewpoint: 05°
Pressure
QNH: 1022
RAW METAR and TAF data for Frankfurt Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR EDDF 171320Z AUTO VRB02KT 9999 SCT029 OVC035 11/05 Q1022 NOSIG
METAR EDDF 171250Z AUTO VRB01KT 9999 BKN028 BKN037 11/05 Q1022 NOSIG
METAR EDDF 171220Z AUTO 35002KT 9999 BKN027 BKN043 11/06 Q1022 NOSIG
METAR EDDF 171150Z AUTO 19003KT 060V230 9999 SCT021 SCT030 BKN044 11/06 Q1022 NOSIG
| Wind Variable (max) | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| ~2 kts | ~2 kts |
Wind is variable with no runway being favoured
EDDF 171100Z 1712/1818 12004KT CAVOK
TEMPO 1712/1716 BKN035
BECMG 1716/1718 05005KT
BECMG 1807/1809 07010KT
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Both the latest METAR and TAF are decoded into plain text with hour by hour synopsis in the expanded decoded weather tab.
The nearest 4 alternate airport's weather is also avaiable via the Alternates tab.
The following is the forecast presented in hour segments from the most recently published TAF above.
Notes for using the following -
1) BECMG (becoming) assumes the change will occur at the end of the period listed, e.g. BECMG xx10/xx12, the new conditions will be present from 12 noon.
2) PROB30 are listed as Low Probability Temporary Conditions with PROB40 being listed as High Probability Temporary Conditions.
3) TEMPO are listed as Temporary Conditions, these conditions will be present for 50% of the time period.
4) All times are in UTC (zulu).
Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 17th
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* Although every effort has been made to confirm the accuracy of these decode, the raw metar and TAF from above must be used for flight planning purposes.
** These decode are designed for civilian airports only, military decodes will most likely contain omissions or errors.
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Below are the nearest 4 airports (potentially including general aviation or airports with runways shorter than 1600M, as well as military airports) from our database that may also be useful for your planning purposes, sorted in distance from Frankfurt Airport.
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (EDFH/HHN)
Runways Available 03, 21
Distance 58 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
| Wind Variable (max) | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| ~2 kts | ~2 kts |
Ramstein Air Base (ETAR/RMS)
Runways Available 08, 09, 26, 27
Distance 60 Nautical Miles
Ramstein Air Base is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate
Clich here to see the full details for Ramstein Air Base
| Wind Variable (max) | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| ~0 kts | ~0 kts |
Cologne Bonn Airport (EDDK/CGN)
Runways Available 06, 14L, 14R, 24, 32L, 32R
Distance 85 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Cologne Bonn Airport
| Runway 14 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 3 kts |
Saarbrücken Airport (EDDR/SCN)
Runways Available 09, 27
Distance 86 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Saarbrücken Airport
| Runway 09 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 3 kts | 3 kts |
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