Medium Regional Airport • Montego Bay, 08, Jamaica
Elevation: 4 ft (1 m) • 18.5037, -77.9134
Sangster International Airport (MKJS / MBJ) is a medium regional airport serving Montego Bay, 08, Jamaica, situated at an elevation of 4 ft (1 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 7.8° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR MKJS 230300Z 08012KT 9999 FEW020CB 28/24 Q1017
TAF MKJS 222315Z 2300/2324 VRB02KT 9999 FEW022 BECMG 2313/2315 07016KT
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