Large International Airport • Kingston, 01, Jamaica
Elevation: 10 ft (3 m) • 17.9357, -76.7875
Norman Manley International Airport (MKJP / KIN) is a large international airport serving Kingston, 01, Jamaica, situated at an elevation of 10 ft (3 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 8.4° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR MKJP 230300Z 12013KT //// ////// 29/23 Q1017 RMK CLD FROM CEILOMETER RWY 30 NCD
TAF MKJP 222315Z 2300/2324 34005KT 9999 FEW024 BECMG 2313/2315 13020KT AMD NOT SKED
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