Large International Airport • Karachi, SD, PK
Elevation: 100 ft (30 m) • 24.9065, 67.1608
Jinnah International Airport (OPKC / KHI) is a large international airport serving Karachi, SD, PK, situated at an elevation of 100 ft (30 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 1.3° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR OPKC 041930Z 26011KT 5000 HZ FEW020 BKN030 30/25 Q0999 NOSIG
TAF OPKC 041700Z 0418/0524 27007G17KT 4000 HZ SCT020 BKN030 BECMG 0505/0507 24012G22KT 5000 HZ BKN025 FM051900 26007G17KT 4000 HZ BKN025
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