Australia

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

YSSY SYD Sydney (Mascot)

Live conditions Night

Wind

030° / 13 kt

Visibility

6+ SM / 9.7+ km

Temp / Dew

21°C / 70°F · dew 15°C / 59°F

Altimeter

1020 hPa / 30.12 inHg

RWY 34L currently favored, 9.7 kt headwind from 030° / 13 kt

Local now

09:55 UTC

Sunrise

18:56

Sunset

08:21

Raw METAR + TAF
METAR YSSY 300930Z AUTO 03013KT 9999 // NCD 21/15 Q1020

TAF YSSY 300821Z 3009/3112 03016KT CAVOK FM301000 36010KT 9999 FEW015 FM310000 01018KT 9999 -SHRA NSC FM311000 33014KT 9999 -SHRA SCT040 INTER 3102/3109 29020G30KT 3000 SHRA BKN012 SCT050TCU TEMPO 3109/3112 26020G30KT 3000 +SHRA BKN010 SCT050TCU PROB40 TEMPO 3104/3112 VRB30G45KT 0500 +TSRAGR BKN006 SCT050CB
Updated 0 minutes ago

Quick facts

ICAO / IATA
YSSY / SYD
Type
Large airport
Location
Sydney (Mascot), New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates
-33.946098, 151.177002
Elevation
21 ft (6 m)
Mag variation
+12.40° E (per chart)
Runways
6 ends · longest 3,962 m / 12,999 ft

Runways

End TRUE MAG Length Width Surface ILS Glide Notes
07 074° 061° 2,530 m / 8,301 ft 45 m Asphalt — —
16L 168° 155° 2,438 m / 7,999 ft 45 m Asphalt — — displaced 231 m / 758 ft
16R 168° 155° 3,962 m / 12,999 ft 45 m Asphalt — — displaced 85 m / 279 ft
25 254° 241° 2,530 m / 8,301 ft 45 m Asphalt — — displaced 99 m / 325 ft
34L 348° 335° 3,962 m / 12,999 ft 45 m Asphalt — —
34R 348° 335° 2,438 m / 7,999 ft 45 m Asphalt — — displaced 38 m / 125 ft

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Navaids

Ident Name Type Frequency
SY Sydney DME 112.10 MHz
GLF Glenfield NDB 428 kHz

Frequencies

Approach

Approach
135.1

ATIS

ATIS
115.55

Clearance

CLNC DEL
133.8

Departures

Departure
123

Ground

Ground
121.7

Other

RAAF AIR OPS
1123.5

Tower

Tower
120.5

Nearby airports

Airport Distance · Bearing
  • AU-0539 Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport
    23 NM W
  • YWLM Newcastle Airport
    77 NM NNE

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