Kirkwall 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 27 is favoured now, by the live wind.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, civil twilight there now.
- Wind
- 270°2 kt
- Visibility
- 6+ SM / 9.7+ km
- Temperature
- 9°C48°F, dew point 9°C
- Altimeter
- 1041hPa30.74 inHg
- Time now
- 07:32UTC
- Sunrise
- 07:34UTC
- Sunset
- 16:15UTC
Runway 27 is favoured: 2.0 kt of headwind with the wind from 270° at 2 kt.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR EGPA 030720Z 27002KT 9999 VCSH FEW005 BKN007 09/09 Q1041
TAF EGPA 030458Z 0306/0315 31005KT 9999 SCT012 TEMPO 0306/0309 BKN012
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Runways.
4 runway ends, the longest 1,430 m / 4,692 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 087° | 088° | 1,430 m / 4,692 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 176 m / 577 ft |
| 14 | 140° | 141° | 677 m / 2,221 ft | 19 m | Asphalt | None | None | |
| 27 | 267° | 268° | 1,430 m / 4,692 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 40 m / 131 ft |
| 32 | 320° | 321° | 677 m / 2,221 ft | 19 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 120 m / 394 ft |
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For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- EGPA, KOI
- Type
- Medium airport
- Location
- Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Coordinates
- 58.957903, -2.905077
- Elevation
- 50 ft (15 m)
- Mag variation
- -4.55° W (per chart)
- Runways
- 4 ends, longest 1,430 m / 4,692 ft
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Approach
- Approach
- 118.305
Tower
- Kirkwall Tower
- 118.305
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| KW | Kirkwall | NDB | 395 kHz |
| KWL | Kirkwall | VOR-DME | 108.60 MHz |
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