Large International Airport • Gran Canaria Island, CN, ES
Elevation: 78 ft (24 m) • 27.9319, -15.3866
Gran Canaria Airport (GCLP / LPA) is a large international airport serving Gran Canaria Island, CN, ES, situated at an elevation of 78 ft (24 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 3.4° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR GCLP 042030Z 01013KT 9999 FEW020 23/19 Q1017 NOSIG
TAF GCLP 042000Z 0421/0521 36016KT CAVOK TX28/0514Z TN22/0506Z TEMPO 0502/0508 VRB06KT PROB40 TEMPO 0506/0521 02022G32KT
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