Medium Regional Airport • Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône, PAC, France
Elevation: 82 ft (25 m) • 43.5227, 4.9238
Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (LFMI) is a medium regional airport serving Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône, PAC, France, situated at an elevation of 82 ft (25 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 2.6° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR LFMI 042130Z AUTO 34015KT CAVOK 29/02 Q1019 BECMG 34015G25KT
TAF LFMI 042000Z 0421/0521 34015G25KT CAVOK TX38/0515Z TN24/0505Z
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