Germany

Westerland Sylt Airport

EDXW GWT Sylt

Live conditions Night

Wind

170° / 7 kt

Visibility

6+ SM / 9.7+ km

Temp / Dew

14°C / 57°F · dew 11°C / 52°F

Altimeter

1017 hPa / 30.03 inHg

RWY 14 currently favored, 6.2 kt headwind from 170° / 7 kt

Local now

22:50 UTC

Sunrise

04:50

Sunset

17:57

Raw METAR + TAF
METAR EDXW 102220Z AUTO 17007KT 9999 // FEW057/// OVC076/// 14/11 Q1017

TAF EDXW 101700Z 1018/1021 26008KT CAVOK
Updated 0 minutes ago

Quick facts

ICAO / IATA
EDXW / GWT
Type
Medium airport
Location
Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Coordinates
54.9132, 8.34047
Elevation
51 ft (16 m)
Mag variation
+0.27° E (per chart)
Runways
4 ends · longest 2,120 m / 6,955 ft

Runways

End TRUE MAG Length Width Surface ILS Glide Notes
06 058° 054° 1,696 m / 5,564 ft 45 m Concrete
14 142° 138° 2,120 m / 6,955 ft 45 m Concrete
24 238° 234° 1,696 m / 5,564 ft 45 m Concrete
32 322° 318° 2,120 m / 6,955 ft 45 m Concrete

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Navaids

Ident Name Type Frequency
WES Westerland DME 111.50 MHz
SLT Sylt NDB 387 kHz

Frequencies

Other

Langen Information
125.1

ATIS

Sylt ATIS
118.4

Other

Sylt Radio
119.75
BREMEN RADAR
136.225

Tower

SYLT Tower / Turm
119.75

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