Medium Regional Airport • Katowice, SL, PL
Elevation: 995 ft (303 m) • 50.4760, 19.0807
Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (EPKT / KTW) is a medium regional airport serving Katowice, SL, PL, situated at an elevation of 995 ft (303 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 6.2° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR EPKT 042030Z 27004KT CAVOK 13/08 Q1019
TAF EPKT 041730Z 0418/0518 29013KT CAVOK BECMG 0418/0421 26003KT TEMPO 0504/0516 SHRA BKN025CB PROB40 TEMPO 0505/0509 BKN014 BECMG 0507/0509 28013KT PROB40 TEMPO 0510/0514 26015G25KT
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