Medium Regional Airport • Cap Haitien, ND, HT
Elevation: 10 ft (3 m) • 19.7267, -72.1996
Cap Haitien International Airport (MTCH / CAP) is a medium regional airport serving Cap Haitien, ND, HT, situated at an elevation of 10 ft (3 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 11.1° West.
TAF MTCH 261100Z 2612/2712 VRB02KT 9999 FEW024 BECMG 2612/2614 07010KT SCT025TCU PROB30 TEMPO 2618/2702 33012KT 4900 TSRA SCT014CB BKN040 FM270300 VRB02KT 7000 SCT018TCU
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