Medium Regional Airport • Toliara, U, MG
Elevation: 29 ft (9 m) • -23.3834, 43.7285
Toliara Airport (FMST / TLE) is a medium regional airport serving Toliara, U, MG, situated at an elevation of 29 ft (9 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 21.5° West.
TAF FMST 041700Z 0418/0518 24015KT 9999 FEW020 BECMG 0418/0420 16008KT BECMG 0508/0510 24015G25KT
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