Medium Regional Airport • Ta’if, 02, SA
Elevation: 4,848 ft (1478 m) • 21.4830, 40.5434
Ta’if Regional Airport (OETF / TIF) is a medium regional airport serving Ta’if, 02, SA, situated at an elevation of 4,848 ft (1478 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 3.4° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR OETF 042200Z 31011KT CAVOK 29/M02 Q1015 NOSIG
TAF OETF 041100Z 0412/0518 33017KT 9999 SCT030 BECMG 0420/0422 28007KT CAVOK BECMG 0506/0508 35015KT
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