Medium Regional Airport • Bakırköy, Istanbul, 34, TR
Elevation: 163 ft (50 m) • 40.9719, 28.8237
İstanbul Atatürk Airport (LTBA / ISL) is a medium regional airport serving Bakırköy, Istanbul, 34, TR, situated at an elevation of 163 ft (50 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 6.0° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR LTBA 041920Z 04009KT CAVOK 23/19 Q1013
TAF LTBA 041640Z 0418/0518 02008KT 9999 BKN022 BECMG 0418/0421 CAVOK BECMG 0506/0509 04018KT BECMG 0515/0518 05008KT
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