Large International Airport • Tocumen, 8, PA
Elevation: 135 ft (41 m) • 9.0714, -79.3835
Tocumen International Airport (MPTO / PTY) is a large international airport serving Tocumen, 8, PA, situated at an elevation of 135 ft (41 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 5.7° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
SPECI MPTO 241903Z 02013G25KT 350V050 9999 FEW018 33/23 Q1007 NOSIG
TAF MPTO 241700Z 2418/2524 05015KT 9999 SCT018 PROB30 TEMPO 2418/2422 22005KT 6000 TSRA SCT017CB SCT090 TEMPO 2502/2506 30004KT TEMPO 2508/2512 VRB02KT
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