Medium Regional Airport • San Salvador, SS, SV
Elevation: 2,027 ft (618 m) • 13.6995, -89.1199
Ilopango International Airport (MSSS / ILS) is a medium regional airport serving San Salvador, SS, SV, situated at an elevation of 2,027 ft (618 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.5° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR MSSS 221600Z 34004KT 270V070 9999 FEW027 27/21 Q1017 A3005 NOSIG
TAF MSSS 221525Z 2218/2318 18006KT 9999 SCT033 FEW037CB TX30/2219Z TN22/2312Z TEMPO 2219/2221 8000 TSRA TEMPO 2300/2302 35012KT 5000 TSRA BKN023 SCT033CB SCT047 FM230200 35004KT 9999 FEW020
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