Europe Aviation Weather Report for Kiruna Airport (ESNQ/KRN)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Kiruna Airport at 16:20 UTC on the 17th
Runways Available 03, 21
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Kiruna 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 Kiruna Airport at 16:20 UTC on the 17th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Kiruna Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 03:55 |
| Sunrise | 04:47 |
| Sunset | 16:46 |
| Evening Twilight | 17:38 |
Wind
Direction: Southerly
Magnetic: 200°
Speed: 14kts (21mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 1500ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 01°
Dewpoint: -02°
Pressure
QNH: 1005
RAW METAR and TAF data for Kiruna Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR ESNQ 171620Z 20014KT 9999 BKN015 01/M02 Q1005
METAR ESNQ 171550Z 19014KT 9999 SCT013 01/M02 Q1006
METAR ESNQ 171520Z 20011KT 9999 SCT013 01/M01 Q1006
METAR ESNQ 171450Z 20016KT CAVOK 01/M02 Q1006
| Runway 21 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 14 kts | 2 kts |
Wind favours runway 21 with a crosswind of 2 kts and a headwind of 14 kts
ESNQ 171430Z 1715/1718 20015KT CAVOK
PROB40 1715/1718 BKN014
BECMG 1717/1718 18015G25KT 3000 -SN
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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 17th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 17th
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 17th
High Probability 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 Kiruna Airport.
Pajala Airport (ESUP/PJA)
Runways Available 11, 29
Distance 82 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 11 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 7 kts |
Enontekio Airport (EFET/ENF)
Runways Available 03, 21
Distance 88 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 21 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 9 kts | 2 kts |
Bardufoss Airport (ENDU/BDU)
Runways Available 10, 28
Distance 97 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 10 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 5 kts | 0 kts |
Kittila Airport (EFKT/KTT)
Runways Available 16, 34
Distance 118 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 16 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 6 kts | 4 kts |
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