Small General Aviation Airport • Locarno, TI, CH
Elevation: 650 ft (198 m) • 46.1608, 8.8786
Locarno Airport (LSZL) is a small general aviation airport serving Locarno, TI, CH, situated at an elevation of 650 ft (198 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 3.6° East.
TAF LSZL 041625Z 0417/0523 24005KT CAVOK TEMPO 0509/0516 9999 FEW060 PROB40 TEMPO 0513/0517 34015G25KT
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