RAF Ascension Island METAR FHAW
VFRMedium AirportElev. 85 m (278 ft)RAF Ascension Island is situated in Cat Hill, Saint Helena. The ICAO code of RAF Ascension Island is FHAW and the IATA code is ASI.
It has one Asphalt runway 13/31 with a length of 3,054 m.
The elevation is 85 m (278 ft). Its coordinates are:
2026-10-06 20:50 UTC
Flight Cat
VFR
Temp
23°C
Wind
10kt
Visibility
> 10km
Ceiling
1,500ft
QNH
1016hPa
Raw METAR
METAR FHAW 062050Z 14010KT 9999 FEW015 SCT019 23/19 Q1016 NOSIG RMK WHT WHT
Decoded
- Wind
- From 140° (SE) at 10 kt
- Visibility
- > 10 km
- Sky
- Few (1–2 oktas) at 1,500 ft (457 m) · Scattered (3–4 oktas) at 1,900 ft (579 m)
- Temp / DP
- 23°C (73°F) · Dew point 19°C (66°F)
- QNH
- 1016 hPa · 30.00 inHg
TAF
Valid 6 Oct 21:00 UTC – 7 Oct 15:00 UTCRaw TAF
TAF COR FHAW 062029Z 0621/0715 14012KT 9999 FEW014 TEMPO 0621/0711 6000 -SHRA SCT014 PROB40 TEMPO 0703/0711 4000 SHRA SCT009 TEMPO 0711/0715 SCT016
VFRMVFRIFRLIFRTEMPO / INTER
21:0003:0009:0015:00NOW
Wed 7 Oct
TEMPO11:00 – 15:00 UTC
SCT 1,600ft
VFRTue 6 Oct
TEMPO21:00 – 11:00 UTC
6 kmLight Showers RainSCT 1,400ft
MVFRBASE21:00 – 15:00 UTC
140° / 12 kt> 9.7 kmFEW 1,400ft
VFRWed 7 Oct
PROB40 TEMPO03:00 – 11:00 UTC
4 kmShowers RainSCT 900ft
IFRForecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Runways
Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed
| Runway | Heading | Length | Surface | Wind Offset | Headwind | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 ★ best | 117° | 3,054 m | Asphalt | 23° | ↑ 9 kt | 4 kt R |
| 31 | 297° | 3,054 m | Asphalt | 157° | ↓ 9 kt | 4 kt L |
Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind
Sunrise & Sunset
—Sunrise06:38 UTC
Sunset18:53 UTC
Daylight:12h 14m
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
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