Large International Airport • George Town, GC, KY
Elevation: 8 ft (2 m) • 19.2928, -81.3577
Owen Roberts International Airport (MWCR / GCM) is a large international airport serving George Town, GC, KY, situated at an elevation of 8 ft (2 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 5.8° West.
TAF MWCR 272300Z 2800/2824 13007KT 9999 FEW025 BECMG 2801/2803 06006KT
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