Large International Airport • Catania, 82, IT
Elevation: 39 ft (12 m) • 37.4668, 15.0664
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (LICC / CTA) is a large international airport serving Catania, 82, IT, situated at an elevation of 39 ft (12 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 4.0° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR LICC 041920Z 20008KT 9999 FEW060 29/20 Q1015
TAF LICC 041700Z 0418/0518 08010KT 9999 FEW040 BECMG 0419/0421 26006KT BECMG 0509/0511 08012KT
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