Medium Regional Airport • Johannesburg, GT, ZA
Elevation: 4,517 ft (1377 m) • -25.9385, 27.9261
Lanseria International Airport (FALA / HLA) is a medium regional airport serving Johannesburg, GT, ZA, situated at an elevation of 4,517 ft (1377 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 20.1° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR FALA 041900Z VRB02KT CAVOK 07/M02 Q1028 NOSIG
TAF FALA 041600Z 0418/0518 VRB03KT CAVOK TX20/0512Z TN02/0505Z
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