Europe Aviation Weather Report for Chania Airport (LGSA/CHQ)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Chania Airport at 13:50 UTC on the 17th
Runways Available 11, 29
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Chania 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 Chania Airport at 13:50 UTC on the 17th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Chania Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 04:05 |
| Sunrise | 04:29 |
| Sunset | 16:33 |
| Evening Twilight | 16:57 |
Wind
Direction: North Easterly
Magnetic: 040°
Speed: 14kts (21mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: 9000 meters
Clouds
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 1500ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 2500ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 8000ft
Weather Phenomena
Light Rain
Temperature
Temperature: 13°
Dewpoint: 10°
Pressure
QNH: 1009
RAW METAR and TAF data for Chania Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR LGSA 171350Z 04014KT 9000 -RA FEW015 BKN025 BKN080 13/10 Q1009
METAR LGSA 171320Z 04012KT 9000 -RA FEW015 BKN025 BKN080 13/10 Q1009
METAR LGSA 171250Z 06012KT 9999 -RA FEW016 BKN025 BKN080 13/10 Q1010
METAR LGSA 171220Z 06014KT 9999 FEW015 SCT025 BKN080 13/10 Q1010
| Runway 11 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 5 kts | 13 kts |
Wind favours runway 11 with a crosswind of 13 kts and a headwind of 5 kts
LGSA 171100Z 1712/1812 09014KT 9999 SCT020 SCT080
PROB40 TEMPO 1712/1718 5000 RA FEW018TCU BKN025 BKN070
PROB30 TEMPO 1712/1715 4000 RA FEW018CB SCT025 BKN070
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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 12:00-13:00 on the 17th
Scattered at 8000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 17th
Scattered at 8000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 17th
Scattered at 8000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 17th
Scattered at 8000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 17th
Scattered at 8000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 17th
Scattered at 8000ft
High Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 17th
Scattered at 8000ft
Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 17th
Scattered at 8000ft
Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 17th
Scattered at 8000ft
Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 17th
Scattered at 8000ft
Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 17th
Scattered at 8000ft
Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 17th
Scattered at 8000ft
Forecast for period 00:00-01:00 on the 18th
Scattered at 8000ft
Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 18th
Scattered at 8000ft
Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 18th
Scattered at 8000ft
Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 18th
Scattered at 8000ft
Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 18th
Scattered at 8000ft
Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 18th
Scattered at 8000ft
Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 18th
Scattered at 8000ft
Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 18th
Scattered at 8000ft
Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 18th
Scattered at 8000ft
Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 18th
Scattered at 8000ft
Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 18th
Scattered at 8000ft
Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 18th
Scattered at 8000ft
* 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 Chania Airport.
Heraklion Airport (LGIR/HER)
Runways Available 09, 27
Distance 60 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Heraklion Airport
| Runway 09 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 10 kts | 6 kts |
Santorini Airport (LGSR/JTR)
Runways Available 15, 33
Distance 95 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Santorini Airport
| Runway 33 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 6 kts |
Kalamata Airport (LGKL/KLX)
Runways Available 17R, 35L
Distance 159 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Kalamata Airport
| Runway 35 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 2 kts | 10 kts |
Athens Airport (LGAV/ATH)
Runways Available 03L, 03R, 21L, 21R
Distance 167 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Athens Airport
| Runway 03 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 15 kts | 3 kts |
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