Medium Regional Airport • Apia, AA, WS
Elevation: 58 ft (18 m) • -13.8300, -172.0080
Faleolo International Airport (NSFA / APW) is a medium regional airport serving Apia, AA, WS, situated at an elevation of 58 ft (18 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 12.0° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR NSFA 042000Z 16010KT 9999 FEW022 SCT054 26/22 Q1012
TAF NSFA 041709Z 0418/0518 14008KT 9999 SCT022 SCT100
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