Flights are disrupted for a second day at Wellington Airport due to low-lying fog. Photo / File
Flights are disrupted for a second day at Wellington Airport due to low-lying fog. Photo / File
Most Wellington flights face disruption this morning as fog once again shrouds the capital's airport.
As of 8.15am one arrival and and two departures had been cancelled, and a further seventeen arrivals and nine departures had been delayed.
MetService meteorologist Tamara Vuksa said this morning the cloud base at theairport was down to 200 feet, according to the service's automatic weather station. Anything lower than 300ft was likely to lead to flight cancellations.
Low cloud hangs over the Capital. This is expected to gradually break this morning to a fine afternoon. ^Tahlia pic.twitter.com/xpS4e4fbXC
Visibility was at 8km but because the cloud base was so low it could fluctuate down to as little as 3km.
Low cloud may continue to cause some flight disruptions this morning. For latest updates, speak to your airline or check our live flight information here: https://t.co/I1SNkcdObIpic.twitter.com/Gl6kGutszD