METAR & TAF for Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport
Live aviation weather for LGIR, decoded in plain English. Elevation 115ft, runways 09/27, 12/30.
METAR LGIR 140820Z 29011KT 9999 FEW010 FEW016TCU BKN025 BKN080 18/16 Q1008 NOSIG
Observed 24 min ago
Wind
290° (WNW) at 11kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 1,000ft, Few at 1,600ft, Broken at 2,500ft, Broken at 8,000ft
Temperature
18°C / 16°C dew
Humidity
88%
QNH
1008 hPa
TAF LGIR 140500Z 1406/1506 30015KT 9999 SCT020 PROB40 TEMPO 1406/1506 5000 RA FEW018TCU BKN020 BKN080 PROB40 TEMPO 1406/1506 3000 TSRA FEW018CB BKN020 BKN080
- Wed 06:00Z to Thu 06:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 300° (WNW) at 15kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 2,000ft
- Wed 06:00Z to Thu 06:00Z40% temporaryMVFR
- Visibility 5 km
- Rain
- Cloud: few at 1,800ft, broken at 2,000ft, broken at 8,000ft
- Wed 06:00Z to Thu 06:00Z40% temporaryIFR
- Visibility 3000 m
- Thunderstorm with rain
- Cloud: few at 1,800ft, broken at 2,000ft, broken at 8,000ft
Sunrise
04:25Z
Sunset
15:47Z
Daylight
11h 22m
Pressure alt
273 ft
Density alt
698 ft
Can I fly from Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport today?
Raw weather is only half the answer. Set your own minima once, and Threshold runs this same METAR and TAF against your limits, then pins a verdict to your Lock Screen and flips it the moment conditions move.
Common questions
Does Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (LGIR) issue a METAR?
Yes. Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis 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.