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
17°C
Wind
8kt
Visibility
> 10km
QNH
1024hPa
Raw METAR - YSDU
METAR YSDU 062230Z AUTO 15008KT 9999 // NCD 17/09 Q1024
Decoded
- Wind
- From 150° (SSE) at 8 kt
- Visibility
- > 10 km
- Temp / DP
- 17°C (63°F) · Dew point 9°C (48°F)
- QNH
- 1024 hPa · 30.24 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 | 95° | ↓ 1 kt | 8 kt R |
| 22 | 235° | 1,684 m | Asphalt | 85° | ↑ 1 kt | 8 kt L |
| 11 ★ best | 124° | 1,622 m | Asphalt | 26° | ↑ 7 kt | 4 kt R |
| 29 | 304° | 1,622 m | Asphalt | 154° | ↓ 7 kt | 4 kt L |
Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind
Sunrise & Sunset
—Sunrise19:36 UTC
Sunset08:13 UTC
Daylight:12h 37m
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
DaytimeNow
Nearby Weather
| ICAO | Airport | Distance | Category | Wind | Visibility | Sky | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSDU | — | 106 km | VFR | 150° 8 kt | > 10 km | — | 17°C |
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