Medium Regional Airport • Kars, 36, TR
Elevation: 5,889 ft (1795 m) • 40.5622, 43.1150
Kars Airport (LTCF / KSY) is a medium regional airport serving Kars, 36, TR, situated at an elevation of 5,889 ft (1795 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 6.6° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR LTCF 042250Z 03005KT 9999 SCT040 BKN070 11/11 Q1017 RETSRA NOSIG
TAF LTCF 041940Z 0421/0506 05006KT 9999 SCT040 BKN080 TEMPO 0421/0424 -TSRA FEW025CB SCT035 BKN070
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