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YWSL/SXE Weather West Sale Airport

Sale, VictoriaElevation 72 ftMedium airport
CURRENT STATUS
N/A
No on-field METAR. See nearby reporting stations below.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
3 runways
NESW052309271432
WIND
No on-field weather data
No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

05/23
Dimensions
1,640 x 98 ft
Surface
GRS
09/27
Dimensions
5,010 x 98 ft
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lighted
14/32
Dimensions
2,293 x 98 ft
Surface
GRS
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
72 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0840Z 7:40 PM
Sunrise
1911Z 6:11 AM
Loggable night
0907Z (8:07 PM local) → 1843Z (5:43 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0840Z (7:40 PM local) → 1911Z (6:11 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0940Z (8:40 PM local) → 1811Z (5:11 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

West Sale Airport is in Sale, Victoria. Field elevation 72 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeMedium airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAYWSL / SXE
RegionVictoria
CountryAustralia
Coordinates-38.0908, 146.9653
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
FREQUENCIES

Communications

123.3
SALE APP
APP
133.6
SALE CLNC DEL
CLD
118.3
CTAF
CTAF
124
MELBOURNE CNTR
FSS

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Nearby airports

YMES RAAF Base East Sale
9 NM E
AU-0782 Stratford
10 NM NE
AU-0397 Clydebank private Airstrip
11 NM E
AU-0074 Longford Heliport
12 NM SE
AU-0396 Newry Airfield
14 NM N
AU-0783 JDandBoo
14 NM N
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov
↗Wikipedia
↗YWSL on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does YWSL have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for YWSL. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does YWSL have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for YWSL. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at YWSL?
YWSL sits at 72 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for YWSL?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.