Medium Regional Airport • Sinop, 57, TR
Elevation: 20 ft (6 m) • 42.0183, 35.0718
Sinop Airport (LTCM / NOP) is a medium regional airport serving Sinop, 57, TR, situated at an elevation of 20 ft (6 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 6.7° East.
TAF LTCM 041340Z 0415/0424 28020G30KT 8000 SCT035 BECMG 0415/0417 -TSRA FEW018CB BKN028 BECMG 0417/0420 NSW SCT035
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