Europe Aviation Weather Report for Kuusamo Airport (EFKS/KAO)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Kuusamo Airport at 02:20 UTC on the 28th
Runways Available 12, 30
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Kuusamo 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 Kuusamo Airport at 02:20 UTC on the 28th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Kuusamo Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 04:47 |
| Sunrise | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 13:49 |
| Evening Twilight | 14:46 |
Wind
Direction: Southerly
Magnetic: 190°
Speed: 10kts (15mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: 6000 meters
Clouds
Overcast (sky obscured) at 500ft
Weather Phenomena
Light Showers Rain
Temperature
Temperature: 07°
Dewpoint: 06°
Pressure
QNH: 1009
RAW METAR and TAF data for Kuusamo Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR EFKS 280220Z AUTO 19010KT 6000 -SHRA OVC005 07/06 Q1009
METAR EFKS 280150Z AUTO 19010KT 8000 -SHRA OVC005 07/06 Q1009
METAR EFKS 280120Z AUTO 19010KT 5000 -SHRA OVC005 07/06 Q1009
METAR EFKS 280050Z AUTO 19010KT 9999 -DZ OVC005 07/06 Q1009
| Runway 12 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 3 kts | 9 kts |
Wind favours runway 12 with a crosswind of 9 kts and a headwind of 3 kts
EFKS 272336Z 2800/2809 20011KT 6000 -DZ OVC006
BECMG 2801/2803 2500 DZ OVC004
TEMPO 2803/2809 5000 -DZ BKN005
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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 00:00-01:00 on the 28th
Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 28th
Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 28th
Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 28th
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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 Kuusamo Airport.
Rovaniemi Airport (EFRO/RVN)
Runways Available 03, 21
Distance 103 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 21 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 12 kts | 2 kts |
Oulu Airport (EFOU/OUL)
Runways Available 12, 30
Distance 133 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 12 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 6 kts |
Kittila Airport (EFKT/KTT)
Runways Available 16, 34
Distance 168 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 16 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 8 kts | 0 kts |
Ivalo Airport (EFIV/IVL)
Runways Available 04, 22
Distance 187 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 22 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 3 kts | 1 kts |
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