Does (*)Kasteli Hellenic Air Force Base (LGTL) have a METAR?

Yes. (*)Kasteli Hellenic Air Force Base (LGTL) issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. When its feed is quiet, the nearest reporting station (LGIR) is shown as a proxy.

LGTL · (*)Kasteli Hellenic Air Force Base

METAR & TAF for (*)Kasteli Hellenic Air Force Base

Live aviation weather for LGTL, decoded in plain English. Elevation 1180ft, runways 02/20.

(*)Kasteli Hellenic Air Force Base (LGTL) is not on the live feed right now. Showing the nearest reporting station, Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (LGIR), 11nm NW, as the best proxy for conditions at (*)Kasteli Hellenic Air Force Base.

Live METARMarginal VFR

METAR LGIR 140820Z 29011KT 9999 FEW010 FEW016TCU BKN025 BKN080 18/16 Q1008 NOSIG

Observed 25 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

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 3h 45m ago

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 06:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 300° (WNW) at 15kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 2,000ft

Wed 06:00Z to Thu 06:00Z40% temporary

MVFR

Visibility 5 km
Rain
Cloud: few at 1,800ft, broken at 2,000ft, broken at 8,000ft

Wed 06:00Z to Thu 06:00Z40% temporary

IFR

Visibility 3000 m
Thunderstorm with rain
Cloud: few at 1,800ft, broken at 2,000ft, broken at 8,000ft

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

04:24Z

Sunset

15:47Z

Daylight

11h 22m

Pressure alt

1,338 ft

Density alt

2,016 ft

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Can I fly from (*)Kasteli Hellenic Air Force Base 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 (*)Kasteli Hellenic Air Force Base (LGTL) issue a METAR?

Yes, normally. (*)Kasteli Hellenic Air Force Base issues its own METAR and TAF, but its feed is quiet right now, so the nearest reporting station (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport, LGIR) is shown above as the best proxy.

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.