Europe Aviation Weather Report for Athens Airport (LGAV/ATH)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Athens Airport at 02:20 UTC on the 28th
Runways Available 03L, 03R, 21L, 21R
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Athens 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 Athens 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 Athens Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 04:18 |
| Sunrise | 04:45 |
| Sunset | 15:30 |
| Evening Twilight | 15:57 |
Wind
Direction: North Easterly
Magnetic: 060°
Variation: 020-110°
Speed: 5kts (8mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: 6000 meters
Clouds
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 1500ft
Cloud type Towering Cumulonimbus
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 2500ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 6000ft
Weather Phenomena
Rain
No significant change to the conditions expected
Temperature
Temperature: 12°
Dewpoint: 09°
Pressure
QNH: 1009
RAW METAR and TAF data for Athens Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR LGAV 280220Z 06005KT 020V110 6000 RA FEW015TCU BKN025 BKN060 12/09 Q1009 NOSIG
METAR LGAV 280150Z VRB03KT 6000 RA FEW015 BKN025 BKN060 12/09 Q1010 NOSIG
METAR LGAV 280120Z 36006KT 330V070 6000 RA FEW015 BKN025 BKN060 13/09 Q1010 NOSIG
METAR LGAV 280050Z 01013KT 9999 -RA FEW018 BKN025 13/09 Q1009 NOSIG
| Runway 03 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 2 kts |
Wind favours runway 03 with a crosswind of 2 kts and a headwind of 4 kts
LGAV 272300Z 2800/2824 34012KT 9999 FEW010 BKN020 BKN070
PROB40 TEMPO 2800/2812 5000 RA FEW008 BKN020 BKN070
PROB30 TEMPO 2800/2812 3000 TSRA FEW018CB BKN018 OVC070
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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
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Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 28th
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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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Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 28th
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Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 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 Athens Airport.
Skiros Airport (LGSY/SKU)
Runways Available 17, 35
Distance 77 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 35 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 20 kts | 3 kts |
Nea Anchialos Airport (LGBL/VOL)
Runways Available 08, 26
Distance 108 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Nea Anchialos Airport
| Runway 26 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 11 kts | 2 kts |
Kalamata Airport (LGKL/KLX)
Runways Available 17R, 35L
Distance 121 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Kalamata Airport
| Wind Variable (max) | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| ~2 kts | ~2 kts |
Santorini Airport (LGSR/JTR)
Runways Available 15, 33
Distance 136 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Santorini Airport
| Runway 15 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 2 kts |
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