Medium Regional Airport • Zanjan, 19, IR
Elevation: 5,382 ft (1640 m) • 36.7737, 48.3594
Zanjan Airport (OITZ / JWN) is a medium regional airport serving Zanjan, 19, IR, situated at an elevation of 5,382 ft (1640 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 5.4° East.
TAF OITZ 041100Z 0412/0518 24010KT 9999 FEW030 SCT080 TEMPO 0512/0518 06012G24KT FEW035CB SCT040 BKN100 PROB40 -TSRA
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