Medium Regional Airport • Puerto Cabezas, AN, NI
Elevation: 52 ft (16 m) • 14.0472, -83.3867
Puerto Cabezas Airport (MNPC / PUZ) is a medium regional airport serving Puerto Cabezas, AN, NI, situated at an elevation of 52 ft (16 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 3.9° West.
TAF MNPC 252150Z 2600/2624 13006KT 6000 VCRA VCRA/DZ SCT016 BECMG 2605/2608 00000KT FM260900 02006KT
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