Parkes Airport METAR YPKS
Medium AirportElev. 326 m (1069 ft)Parkes Airport is situated in Parkes, Australia. The ICAO code of Parkes Airport is YPKS and the IATA code is PKE.
It has 2 runways: Asphalt runway 04/22 with a length of 1,684 m, Asphalt runway 11/29 with a length of 1,622 m.
The elevation is 326 m (1069 ft). Its coordinates are:
YPKS does not publish a METAR. Showing the nearest available station: YSDU (106 km away - ).
Flight Cat
VFR
Temp
9°C
Wind
6kt
Visibility
> 10km
QNH
1026hPa
Raw METAR - YSDU
METAR YSDU 221100Z AUTO 20006KT 9999 // NCD 09/05 Q1026
Decoded
- Wind
- From 200° (SSW) at 6 kt
- Visibility
- > 10 km
- Temp / DP
- 9°C (48°F) · Dew point 5°C (41°F)
- QNH
- 1026 hPa · 30.30 inHg
Runways
Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed
| Runway | Heading | Length | Surface | Wind Offset | Headwind | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 55° | 1,684 m | Asphalt | 145° | ↓ 5 kt | 3 kt R |
| 22 ★ best | 235° | 1,684 m | Asphalt | 35° | ↑ 5 kt | 3 kt L |
| 11 | 124° | 1,622 m | Asphalt | 76° | ↑ 1 kt | 6 kt R |
| 29 | 304° | 1,622 m | Asphalt | 104° | ↓ 1 kt | 6 kt L |
Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind
Sunrise & Sunset
—Sunrise20:36 UTC
Sunset07:44 UTC
Daylight:11h 08m
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
DaytimeNow
Nearby Weather
| ICAO | Airport | Distance | Category | Wind | Visibility | Sky | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSDU | — | 106 km | VFR | 200° 6 kt | > 10 km | — | 9°C |
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