Medium Regional Airport • Chalons en Champagne, GES, France
Elevation: 587 ft (179 m) • 48.7733, 4.2061
Chalons Vatry airport (LFOK / XCR) is a medium regional airport serving Chalons en Champagne, GES, France, situated at an elevation of 587 ft (179 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 2.5° East.
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WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR LFOK 042130Z AUTO 29008KT CAVOK 20/13 Q1025 NOSIG
TAF LFOK 041700Z 0418/0518 30008KT CAVOK
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