Large International Airport • Arnavutköy, Istanbul, 34, TR
Elevation: 325 ft (99 m) • 41.2613, 28.7420
İstanbul Airport (LTFM / IST) is a large international airport serving Arnavutköy, Istanbul, 34, TR, situated at an elevation of 325 ft (99 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 6.1° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR LTFM 042150Z 03009KT CAVOK 23/17 Q1014 NOSIG
TAF LTFM 041640Z 0418/0524 03010KT 9999 SCT022 BECMG 0420/0423 CAVOK BECMG 0506/0509 03015G25KT BECMG 0516/0519 06005KT
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