Medium Regional Airport • Koné, 02, NC
Elevation: 23 ft (7 m) • -21.0536, 164.8388
Koné Airport (NWWD / KNQ) is a medium regional airport serving Koné, 02, NC, situated at an elevation of 23 ft (7 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 12.1° East.
TAF NWWD 041700Z 0418/0518 VRB02KT 9999 FEW035 SCT055 BECMG 0423/0424 20012KT BECMG 0507/0509 VRB02KT
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