Medium Regional Airport • Kiruna, BD, SE
Elevation: 1,508 ft (460 m) • 67.8220, 20.3368
Kiruna Airport (ESNQ / KRN) is a medium regional airport serving Kiruna, BD, SE, situated at an elevation of 1,508 ft (460 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 11.1° East.
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CLOUD PROFILE
METAR ESNQ 011120Z 07005KT 9999 SCT003 BKN008 13/12 Q1003
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