Medium Regional Airport • Kimberley, NC, ZA
Elevation: 3,950 ft (1204 m) • -28.8028, 24.7652
Kimberley Airport (FAKM / KIM) is a medium regional airport serving Kimberley, NC, ZA, situated at an elevation of 3,950 ft (1204 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 23.3° West.
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CLOUD PROFILE
METAR FAKM 041900Z AUTO 03003KT //// // ////// 04/M02 Q1026
TAF FAKM 040900Z 0410/0418 VRB03KT CAVOK TX17/0413Z TN07/0418Z
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