Re: [data-curation] New METAR Reporting Sites

  • To: "Boris A. Konon" <trwplusa@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: [data-curation] New METAR Reporting Sites
  • From: Stephen Adams <sadams@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2019 18:27:01 -0500
The lat/long listed on that page isn't anywhere close to Egypt. Guess we'll
just have to wait to see if accurate info becomes available later.

Steve


On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 6:18 PM Boris A. Konon <trwplusa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> When I did a search for HESW airport I found this:
>
> https://flytag.co/region/africa/hesw-sew-landing-permits-ground-handling-egypt.html
>
> dated 7/17/19
>
> So the HESW code may have been just assigned, and is why it doesn't
> show up elsewhere.
>
> On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 6:08 PM Stephen Adams <sadams@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Gilbert et. al.,
>> SEW is the IATA code. I've seen Siwa Oasis North Airport listed with an
>> ICAO of HE24. This is what it is listed as on the
>> weather.gladstonefamily.net site. Although I can't fathom the use of the
>> word airport. It appears to be a short runway plowed out of the sand next
>> to a road. No buildings. Nearest "town" looks to be about 8-10 miles south.
>> Where they would have put an automated weather station to produce metars, I
>> can't say...
>>
>> Steve
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>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 11:15 PM Gilbert Sebenste <
>> gilbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey Boris,
>>>
>>> Is HESW correct? You link below to the wrong airport, SEW, instead of
>>> ESW, which I couldn't find.
>>>
>>> Gilbert
>>>
>>> On Sep 3, 2019, at 10:33 PM, Boris A. Konon <trwplusa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>> HESW - Siwa EG
>>> http://gc.kls2.com/airport/SEW
>>>
>>> KMIO - Miami US OK
>>> https://www.airnav.com/airport/KMIO
>>>
>>> YBLN - Busselton AU
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busselton_Margaret_River_Airport
>>>
>>> ZBAD - Beijing/Daxing Intl CN
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport
>>>
>>> Boris
>>>
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