Medium Regional Airport • Taitung City, TTT, TW
Elevation: 143 ft (44 m) • 22.7550, 121.1020
Taitung Airport (RCFN / TTT) is a medium regional airport serving Taitung City, TTT, TW, situated at an elevation of 143 ft (44 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 4.5° West.
TAF RCFN 041700Z 0418/0518 30005KT 9999 FEW010 BKN032 BECMG 0423/0501 17005KT TEMPO 0504/0510 20008KT TEMPO 0510/0514 24005KT BECMG 0514/0516 30005KT
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