Medium Regional Airport • Chişinău, CU, MD
Elevation: 399 ft (122 m) • 46.9277, 28.9310
Chişinău International Airport (LUKK / RMO) is a medium regional airport serving Chişinău, CU, MD, situated at an elevation of 399 ft (122 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 7.2° East.
TAF LUKK 041702Z 0418/0518 35012KT CAVOK TEMPO 0418/0420 30016G26KT BECMG 0420/0422 29009KT
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