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Weather- and Runway Observation for Airports

The Lufft sensors from the WS-product family are in operation on airports worldwide for real time weather observations.

Meteorology Aviation climatology

By Kipp & Zonen Blog Team March 31, 2026

Weather- and Runway Observation for Airports

The Lufft sensors from the WS-product family are in operation in airports worldwide for real-time weather observations.

Additionally, the active and passive road/runway sensors (IRS21-UMB, IRS31-UMB and the ARS31-UMB) are in use on runways for measurement of water film height or road surface temperature and freezing temperature.

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Intro Some Airports Where Lufft Sensors are in Use

Some Airports Where Lufft Sensors are in Use

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Airport Frankfurt/Hahn
Airport Düsseldorf, Germany
Airport Paderborn, Germany
Airport Turin, Italy
Many Airports in Belgium including Belgocontrol

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