Medium Regional Airport • Lifou, 01, NC
Elevation: 92 ft (28 m) • -20.7746, 167.2393
Lifou Airport (NWWL / LIF) is a medium regional airport serving Lifou, 01, NC, situated at an elevation of 92 ft (28 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 12.4° East.
TAF NWWL 041800Z 0419/0519 16005KT 9999 FEW035 SCT040 PROB40 TEMPO 0420/0507 4900 -SHRA BECMG 0423/0501 13012KT
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