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.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR MUGM 222251Z 08010KT 10SM FEW030 FEW060 BKN250 30/26 A3005 RMK SLP173 T03000256
TAF MUGM 222300Z 2223/2323 05006KT 9999 FEW030 FEW060 BKN250 QNH3002INS BECMG 2302/2304 33006KT 9999 FEW025 FEW250 QNH3003INS FM231500 10014KT 9999 FEW030 FEW150 SCT250 QNH2999INS BECMG 2319/2321 07011KT 9999 FEW030 BKN250 QNH3000INS TX32/2316Z TN24/2309Z FN20097
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