Large International Airport • Hamburg, HH, Germany
Elevation: 53 ft (16 m) • 53.6304, 9.9882
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (EDDH / HAM) is a large international airport serving Hamburg, HH, Germany, situated at an elevation of 53 ft (16 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 4.2° East.
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WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR EDDH 011120Z AUTO 28008KT 250V310 9999 +SHRA BKN028 BKN042 SCT///CB 18/15 Q1016 TEMPO 26015G25KT 4000 SHRA
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