Re: [data-curation] New METAR Reporting Sites

  • To: Stephen Adams <sadams@xxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: [data-curation] New METAR Reporting Sites
  • From: "Boris A. Konon" <trwplusa@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2019 19:53:01 -0400
Good catch.  I'll update my records to list it as an unknown location in
Egypt for now.

On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 7:27 PM Stephen Adams <sadams@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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...
>>>
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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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