Large International Airport • Sharjah, SH, AE
Elevation: 111 ft (34 m) • 25.3286, 55.5172
Sharjah International Airport (OMSJ / SHJ) is a large international airport serving Sharjah, SH, AE, situated at an elevation of 111 ft (34 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 2.2° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR OMSJ 041930Z VRB02KT CAVOK 33/27 Q0998 NOSIG
TAF OMSJ 041700Z 0418/0600 VRB02KT 8000 NSC PROB30 0422/0504 4000 HZ BECMG 0507/0509 30013KT BECMG 0516/0518 18005KT
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