Medium Regional Airport • Ouagadougou, KAD, BF
Elevation: 1,037 ft (316 m) • 12.3532, -1.5124
Ouagadougou Airport (DFFD / OUA) is a medium regional airport serving Ouagadougou, KAD, BF, situated at an elevation of 1,037 ft (316 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 1.3° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR DFFD 042000Z 21007KT 9999 FEW020 30/23 Q1014 NOSIG
TAF DFFD 041700Z 0418/0524 22008KT 9999 FEW020 PROB30 TEMPO 0500/0506 06025G40KT 3500 BLSA SQ TSRA SCT020 FEW036CB PROB40 TEMPO 0515/0520 4000 TSRA SCT020 FEW036CB
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