Medium Regional Airport • Rotorua, BOP, NZ
Elevation: 935 ft (285 m) • -38.1092, 176.3170
Rotorua Regional Airport (NZRO / ROT) is a medium regional airport serving Rotorua, BOP, NZ, situated at an elevation of 935 ft (285 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 21.3° East. The airport has 6 runways, with the longest measuring 5,321 feet.
| Designator | Length | Width | Surface | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | — | — | UNK | — |
| 18L | 2,732 ft | 164 ft | Grass | 206° |
| 18R | 5,321 ft | 98 ft | Asphalt | 205° |
| 36 | — | — | UNK | — |
| 36L | 5,321 ft | 98 ft | Asphalt | 25° |
| 36R | 2,732 ft | 164 ft | Grass | 26° |
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