Westerland Sylt Airport
The runways, from navdata. Drawn to scale from each threshold's position, true heading, length and width, with north up; the idents sit beyond each threshold.
Runway 06 is favoured now, by the live wind.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, sunrise there now.
- Wind
- 040°13 kt
- Visibility
- 6+ SM / 9.7+ km
- Temperature
- 8°C46°F, dew point 6°C
- Altimeter
- 1033hPa30.5 inHg
- Time now
- 06:50UTC
- Sunrise
- 06:34UTC
- Sunset
- 15:45UTC
Runway 06 is favoured: 12.4 kt of headwind with the wind from 040° at 13 kt.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR EDXW 030550Z AUTO 04013KT 9999 // BKN013/// OVC020/// 08/06 Q1033
TAF EDXW 021400Z 0215/0218 02015KT 9999 BKN020 PROB30 TEMPO 0215/0218 3000 RADZ BKN009
Updated 50 minutes ago
Runways.
4 runway ends, the longest 2,120 m / 6,955 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | 058° | 054° | 1,696 m / 5,564 ft | 45 m | Concrete | None | None |
| 14 | 142° | 138° | 2,120 m / 6,955 ft | 45 m | Concrete | None | None |
| 24 | 238° | 234° | 1,696 m / 5,564 ft | 45 m | Concrete | None | None |
| 32 | 322° | 318° | 2,120 m / 6,955 ft | 45 m | Concrete | None | None |
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For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- EDXW, GWT
- Type
- Medium airport
- Location
- Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Coordinates
- 54.9132, 8.34047
- Elevation
- 51 ft (16 m)
- Mag variation
- +0.27° E (per chart)
- Runways
- 4 ends, longest 2,120 m / 6,955 ft
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ATIS
- Sylt ATIS
- 118.400
Tower
- SYLT Tower / Turm
- 119.750
Other
- Langen Information
- 125.100
- Sylt Radio
- 119.750
- BREMEN RADAR
- 136.225
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| WES | Westerland | DME | 111.50 MHz |
| SLT | Sylt | NDB | 387 kHz |
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