Seaplane Base • Metlakatla, AK, United States
Metlakatla Seaplane Base (PAMM / MTM) is a seaplane base serving Metlakatla, AK, United States. Local magnetic variation is 17.3° East.
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METAR PAMM 011156Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM FEW050 OVC100 12/11 A2954 RMK AO2 RAB09E22 SLP995 P0001 6//// 7//// T01220111 10133 20122 58020 $
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