Large International Airport • Honiara, GU, SB
Elevation: 28 ft (9 m) • -9.4280, 160.0550
Honiara International Airport (AGGH / HIR) is a large international airport serving Honiara, GU, SB, situated at an elevation of 28 ft (9 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 8.8° East.
TAF AGGH 041715Z 0418/0518 09010KT 9999 SCT018 SCT028 FM050900 18005KT 9999 FEW015 SCT026
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM