Small General Aviation Airport • Futuna Island, WF
Elevation: 20 ft (6 m) • -14.3116, -178.0665
Pointe Vele Airport (NLWF / FUT) is a small general aviation airport serving Futuna Island, WF, situated at an elevation of 20 ft (6 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 12.1° East.
TAF NLWF 041700Z 0418/0518 13015KT 9999 FEW030 SCT045 BKN055 TEMPO 0418/0422 12015G25KT 4000 SHRA BKN014 FEW020TCU
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