EFKU / KUO — Kuopio Airport

VFR

Medium Regional Airport • Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, 15, FI

Elevation: 323 ft (98 m) • 63.0071, 27.7978

Kuopio Airport (EFKU / KUO) is a medium regional airport serving Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, 15, FI, situated at an elevation of 323 ft (98 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 12.6° East.

Aviation Visualizations

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFRFlight CategoryVis >5SM, Ceiling >3000ft

WIND COMPASS

NESW5ktMagVar +12.6

CLOUD PROFILE

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Current METAR

METAR EFKU 171120Z AUTO 28005KT 9999 FEW010 08/06 Q1017
Category:
VFR
Wind:
280° at 5 knots
Visibility:
No visibility data
Temp/Dew:
8°C / 6°C
Altimeter:
1017 hPa
No TAF available for EFKU.

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Understanding Aviation Weather

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

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