Medium Regional Airport • Samana, 20, DO
Elevation: 30 ft (9 m) • 19.2693, -69.7374
Samaná El Catey International Airport (MDCY / AZS) is a medium regional airport serving Samana, 20, DO, situated at an elevation of 30 ft (9 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 12.2° West.
TAF MDCY 280400Z 2806/2906 00000KT 9999 FEW017CB BKN017 PROB30 2807/2812 7000 -RA SCT014CB OVC014
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