Medium Regional Airport • Vaasa, 12, FI
Elevation: 19 ft (6 m) • 63.0507, 21.7622
Vaasa Airport (EFVA / VAA) is a medium regional airport serving Vaasa, 12, FI, situated at an elevation of 19 ft (6 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 10.1° East.
TAF EFVA 042032Z 0421/0521 VRB02KT CAVOK BECMG 0422/0424 0600 FG VV002 BECMG 0503/0505 9999 NSW FEW007 BECMG 0509/0511 SCT030CB TEMPO 0511/0521 5000 TSRA
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