Europe Aviation Weather Report for La Palma Airport (GCLA/SPC)
TAF, METAR and NOTAM reports Decoded for La Palma Airport at LA: UTC on the GCth
Runways Available 18, 36
Below are the latest METAR, TAF and NOTAM reports for La Palma 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. NOTAM data is updated between 0200z and 0400z daily.
Weather Decoded for La Palma Airport at LA: UTC on the GCth
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at La Palma Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 06:46 |
| Sunrise | 07:09 |
| Sunset | 18:45 |
| Evening Twilight | 19:08 |
Wind
Direction: North Westerly
Magnetic: 310°
Variation: 290-350°
Speed: 6kts (9mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 4700ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 22°
Dewpoint: 14°
Pressure
QNH: 1017
RAW METAR and TAF data for La Palma Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR GCLA 120230Z AUTO 31006KT 290V350 9999 BKN047 22/14 Q1017
METAR GCLA 120200Z AUTO 30009KT 9999 FEW050 22/15 Q1017
METAR GCLA 120130Z AUTO 32008KT 9999 FEW043 OVC049 22/16 Q1017
METAR GCLA 120100Z AUTO 35008KT 320V020 9999 FEW027 BKN036 OVC046 23/16 Q1018
| Runway 36 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 5 kts |
Wind favours runway 36 with a crosswind of 5 kts and a headwind of 4 kts
GCLA 120200Z 1203/1303 33008KT 9999 SCT030 BKN040 TX24/1214Z TN20/1206Z
BECMG 1210/1212 03010KT
BECMG 1216/1218 33008KT
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NOTAMS
Notam data is still being synced for this airport, please check back later.
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 03:00-04:00 on the 12th
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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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