METAR & TAF for Caen Carpiquet airport
Live aviation weather for LFRK, decoded in plain English. Elevation 256ft, runways 13/31, 13L/31R.
METAR LFRK 181730Z AUTO 26015KT 9999 OVC013 22/19 Q1013 TEMPO BKN016
Observed 31 min ago
Wind
260° (W) at 15kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Overcast at 1,300ft
Temperature
22°C / 19°C dew
Humidity
83%
QNH
1013 hPa
TAF LFRK 181400Z 1815/1824 24014KT 9999 OVC013 TEMPO 1819/1822 BKN016 BECMG 1820/1822 26008KT
- Tue 15:00Z to Tue 20:00ZPrevailingMVFR
- Wind 240° (WSW) at 14kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: overcast at 1,300ft
- Tue 19:00Z to Tue 22:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Cloud: broken at 1,600ft
- Tue 20:00Z to Wed 00:00ZBecomingMVFR
- Wind 260° (W) at 8kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: overcast at 1,300ft
Sunrise
04:58Z
Sunset
19:15Z
Daylight
14h 16m
Pressure alt
264 ft
Density alt
1,167 ft
Common questions
Does Caen Carpiquet airport (LFRK) issue a METAR?
Yes. Caen Carpiquet airport issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. The latest is shown above.
What is a personal minima?
Your own line in the sand: the cloudbase, visibility, wind, crosswind and gust limits you will not fly below. Threshold stores yours and checks live weather against them, so the go/no-go call is yours, made once, not guessed every time.
Where does this weather come from?
Live METAR and TAF from public aviation weather feeds, updated about every 10 minutes. Always confirm against your official pre-flight brief.