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 - Dubbo Rgnl, NS, AU).
Flight Cat
MVFR
Temp
23°C
Wind
7kt
Visibility
> 10km
Ceiling
2,600ft
QNH
1017hPa
Raw METAR - YSDU
METAR YSDU 232200Z AUTO 06007KT 030V090 9999 // BKN026 23/15 Q1017
Decoded
- Wind
- From 060° (ENE) at 7 kt
- Visibility
- > 10 km
- Sky
- Broken (5–7 oktas) at 2,600 ft (792 m)
- Temp / DP
- 23°C (73°F) · Dew point 15°C (59°F)
- QNH
- 1017 hPa · 30.03 inHg
Runways
Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed
| Runway | Heading | Length | Surface | Wind Offset | Headwind | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 ★ best | 55° | 1,684 m | Asphalt | 5° | ↑ 7 kt | 1 kt R |
| 22 | 235° | 1,684 m | Asphalt | 175° | ↓ 7 kt | 1 kt L |
| 11 | 124° | 1,622 m | Asphalt | 64° | ↑ 3 kt | 6 kt L |
| 29 | 304° | 1,622 m | Asphalt | 116° | ↓ 3 kt | 6 kt R |
Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind
Sunrise & Sunset
—Sunrise19:17 UTC
Sunset08:25 UTC
Daylight:13h 08m
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
DaytimeNow
Nearby Weather
| ICAO | Airport | Distance | Category | Wind | Visibility | Sky | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSDU | Dubbo Rgnl, NS, AU | 106 km | MVFR | 060° 7 kt | > 10 km | BKN 2600ft | 23°C |
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