Medium Regional Airport • Santiago, 25, DO
Elevation: 565 ft (172 m) • 19.4061, -70.6047
Cibao International Airport (MDST / STI) is a medium regional airport serving Santiago, 25, DO, situated at an elevation of 565 ft (172 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 11.8° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR MDST 230400Z 11004KT 070V140 9999 SCT018 26/22 Q1021
TAF MDST 230400Z 2306/2406 11008KT 9999 SCT018 BECMG 2308/2310 00000KT
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