Medium Regional Airport • Luganville, SAM, VU
Elevation: 184 ft (56 m) • -15.5050, 167.2200
Santo Pekoa International Airport (NVSS / SON) is a medium regional airport serving Luganville, SAM, VU, situated at an elevation of 184 ft (56 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 11.1° East.
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METAR NVSS 011100Z AUTO 12009KT //// // NCD 23/18 Q1019
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