Medium Regional Airport • Alofi, NU
Elevation: 209 ft (64 m) • -19.0790, -169.9256
Niue International Airport (NIUE / IUE) is a medium regional airport serving Alofi, NU, situated at an elevation of 209 ft (64 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 13.4° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR NIUE 042030Z AUTO 21005KT 140V240 9999 NCD 23/14 Q1014
TAF NIUE 041709Z 0418/0518 VRB03KT 9999 SCT030
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