Europe Aviation Weather Report for Kristiansand Airport (ENCN/KRS)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Kristiansand Airport at 16:20 UTC on the 12th
Runways Available 03, 21
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Kristiansand 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 Kristiansand Airport at 16:20 UTC on the 12th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Kristiansand Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 04:10 |
| Sunrise | 04:49 |
| Sunset | 17:58 |
| Evening Twilight | 18:37 |
Wind
Direction: South Westerly
Magnetic: 230°
Speed: 10kts (15mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: 7000 meters
Clouds
Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 800ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 1200ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 1500ft
Weather Phenomena
Rain
Temperature
Temperature: 15°
Dewpoint: 14°
Pressure
QNH: 1011
RAW METAR and TAF data for Kristiansand Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR ENCN 121620Z 23010KT 7000 RA SCT008 BKN012 BKN015 15/14 Q1011
METAR ENCN 121550Z 21014KT 3800 DZRA BR VV011 15/14 Q1011
METAR ENCN 121520Z 20014KT 9999 -DZRA BKN009 BKN013 15/14 Q1012
METAR ENCN 121450Z 20015KT 9999 -RA BKN013 15/13 Q1012
| Runway 21 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 9 kts | 3 kts |
Wind favours runway 21 with a crosswind of 3 kts and a headwind of 9 kts
ENCN 121400Z 1215/1224 23008KT 9999 BKN018
TEMPO 1215/1224 4000 DZRA BR BKN006
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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 15:00-16:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 12th
Temporary Conditions
* 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 Kristiansand Airport.
Stavanger Airport Sola (ENZV/SVG)
Runways Available 10, 18, 28, 36
Distance 100 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 18 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 9 kts | 3 kts |
Aalborg Airport (EKYT/AAL)
Runways Available 08L, 26R
Distance 101 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 26 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 2 kts | 7 kts |
Sandefjord Airport Torp (ENTO/TRF)
Runways Available 18, 36
Distance 103 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 18 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 8 kts | 3 kts |
Moss Airport Rygge (ENRY/RYG)
Runways Available 12, 30
Distance 126 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 30 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 0 kts | 8 kts |
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