Large International Airport • Faro, 08, PT
Elevation: 24 ft (7 m) • 37.0144, -7.9659
Faro Airport (LPFR / FAO) is a large international airport serving Faro, 08, PT, situated at an elevation of 24 ft (7 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.7° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR LPFR 042230Z 03006KT CAVOK 29/13 Q1019
TAF LPFR 041700Z 0418/0518 10010KT CAVOK BECMG 0418/0420 VRB02KT BECMG 0502/0504 04007KT BECMG 0508/0510 10012KT BECMG 0516/0518 23007KT
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