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Live METAR wind (200° at 8 kt), predicted landing/departure runways (landing and departure 21), hourly sun-angle backlight map, and top photo spots for Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport.
As of Mon 26 Oct, 13:30 local, the METAR/TAF wind vector predicts landing and departure 21. The METAR wind is 200° at 8 kt. 21 shows +8.0 kt headwind and 0.4 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed. Updated Mon 26 Oct, 13:40.
| End | True hdg | Length | Headwind | Crosswind | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | 23° | 9,843 ft | -8.0 kt | 0.4 kt | Standby |
| 21 | 203° | 9,843 ft | +8.0 kt | 0.4 kt | Landing + departure |
METAR DIAP 261330Z 20008KT 9999 -TSRA FEW010 FEW020CB BKN030 26/25 Q1012 TEMPO 4000 TSRA
Live weather
MVFR200° @ 8 kt
26°C · 10+ km (9999) · 1012 hPa
FEW010 FEW020 BKN030
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Backlight / glare cone
Sun ray · amber pins are landmarks
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Every pin below carries original geometry: meters to the nearest runway centerline, the compass bearing toward the aircraft, the morning or afternoon that puts the sun behind that view, and a lens picked only from that distance.
Short final 21 - sunny side
Calculated perimeter
Score 73/100
Short final 21 - sunny side sits 1234 m from the 21 centerline. Looking toward the aircraft the bearing is 173.8°. That view is front-lit around midday (best 15:00 local) with a 150-600mm lens.
Calculated public-side point about 1.2 km from the landing threshold and 280 m off the centerline, on the sunny side. Confirm the fence is between you and the runway before you stop.
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Zero-Delay Fence Audio
Online streams lag by 30 seconds or more, which is enough to miss the runway change and be on the wrong side of the field. Tower is 118.1 MHz. D-ATIS is 126.6 MHz. A handheld VHF airband scanner (Uniden Bearcat BC125AT) at the fence hears the call as it is made. At 1234 m from 21, bring a 150-600mm lens.
Sony FE 200-600mm
Beyond 450 m you want 150-600mm. A 200-600mm zoom still frames a heavy jet on a long final.
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Handheld VHF airband scanner for tower and ATIS at the fence. Online streams run 30 seconds or more behind.
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Search this gearAs of Mon 26 Oct, 13:30 local, the METAR/TAF wind vector predicts landing and departure 21. The METAR wind is 200° at 8 kt. 21 shows +8.0 kt headwind and 0.4 kt crosswind from the left. Closed runways: none listed.
At 08:00 local the sun is at 107° azimuth and 28° elevation. Short final 21 - sunny side scores 85/100, 1234 m from runway 21, view bearing 232.2°, best as a morning spot with a 150-600mm lens. At 16:00 the sun is at 253° and 28°. Short final 21 - sunny side scores 77/100 on a 173.8° view. Morning and afternoon picks follow that bearing: a view that wants the sun in the east is a morning spot, and a view that wants it in the west is an afternoon spot.
Short final 21 - sunny side is 1234 m from the 21 centerline, so the lens is 150-600mm. The bands are fixed from that distance: 70-200mm inside 250 m, 100-400mm from 250 m to 450 m, and 150-600mm beyond 450 m. The aircraft itself is about 573 m from this pin on a 700 m final.
Monitor Tower 118.1 MHz, ATIS 126.6 MHz. Online streams lag by 30 seconds or more. A handheld VHF airband scanner at the fence is the zero-delay way to hear a runway change on Tower 118.1 MHz.
No TAF wind shift in the next 6 hours flips the flow. Wind stays near 200° at 8 kt, so 21 remains the favored arrival. The $3/mo Telegram Runway-Shift Alert pings you when D-ATIS or the METAR wind vector changes the active runway: https://planespottingmap.com/airport/DIAP#runway-alerts
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