Medium Regional Airport • Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, 14, CU
Elevation: 56 ft (17 m) • 19.9065, -75.2071
Leeward Point Field (MUGM / NBW) is a medium regional airport serving Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, 14, CU, situated at an elevation of 56 ft (17 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 9.5° West.
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METAR MUGM 011151Z 36005KT 10SM FEW030 BKN250 27/25 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP145 7//// T02670250 10278 20261 53012 $
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