Europe Aviation Weather Report for Caen-Carpiquet Airport (LFRK/CFR)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Caen-Carpiquet Airport at 09:00 UTC on the 04th
Runways Available 06, 13, 24, 31
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Caen-Carpiquet 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 Caen-Carpiquet Airport at 09:00 UTC on the 04th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Caen-Carpiquet Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 07:02 |
| Sunrise | 07:37 |
| Sunset | 16:06 |
| Evening Twilight | 16:41 |
Wind
Direction: South Westerly
Magnetic: 240°
Speed: 15kts (23mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 2600ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 3500ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 4300ft Cumulonimbus with unknown cloud base
Weather Phenomena
Light Rain
Temperature
Temperature: 08°
Dewpoint: 07°
Pressure
QNH: 0999
RAW METAR and TAF data for Caen-Carpiquet Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR LFRK 040900Z AUTO 24015KT 9999 -RA FEW026/// BKN035/// BKN043/// //////CB 08/07 Q0999 TEMPO 25018G30KT 3000 SHRA
METAR LFRK 040830Z AUTO 23015KT 9999 FEW023/// SCT044/// BKN058/// ///CB 09/07 Q0998 TEMPO 25018G30KT 3000 SHRA
METAR LFRK 040800Z AUTO 26018KT 9999 FEW020 SCT062 BKN076 09/07 Q0997 TEMPO 24015G30KT 3000 SHRA BKN020CB
METAR LFRK 040730Z AUTO 23019KT 200V260 9999 FEW012 BKN018 OVC064 09/07 Q0996 TEMPO 24015G30KT 3000 SHRA BKN020CB
| Runway 24 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 15 kts | 0 kts |
Wind favours runway 24 with a crosswind of 0 kts and a headwind of 15 kts
LFRK 040800Z 0409/0418 25012KT 9999 BKN025
TEMPO 0409/0418 25018G30KT 3000 SHRA BKN020CB
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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 09:00-10:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 4th
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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 Caen-Carpiquet Airport.
Deauville-Saint-Gatien Airport (LFRG/DOL)
Runways Available 12, 30
Distance 30 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 30 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 11 kts |
Le Havre Octeville Airport (LFOH/LEH)
Runways Available 04, 22
Distance 35 Nautical Miles
Le Havre Octeville Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M
Clich here to see the full details for Le Havre Octeville Airport
| Runway 22 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 21 kts | 17 kts |
Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport (LFRC/CER)
Runways Available 10, 28
Distance 56 Nautical Miles
Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M
Clich here to see the full details for Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport
| Runway 28 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 20 kts | 0 kts |
Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo Airport (LFRD/DNR)
Runways Available 12, 17, 30, 35
Distance 84 Nautical Miles
Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M
Clich here to see the full details for Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo Airport
| Runway 30 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 7 kts | 11 kts |
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