Medium Regional Airport • Pohnpei Island, PNI, FM
Elevation: 10 ft (3 m) • 6.9851, 158.2090
Pohnpei International Airport (PTPN / PNI) is a medium regional airport serving Pohnpei Island, PNI, FM, situated at an elevation of 10 ft (3 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 5.7° East.
TAF PTPN 051749Z 0518/0618 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH SCT018 SCT050 SCT130 TEMPO 0518/0522 5SM -SHRA SCT016 BKN035 AMD NOT SKED
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