Large International Airport • Osaka, 27, Japan
Elevation: 26 ft (8 m) • 34.4273, 135.2440
Kansai International Airport (RJBB / KIX) is a large international airport serving Osaka, 27, Japan, situated at an elevation of 26 ft (8 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 8.1° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR RJBB 041930Z AUTO 04005KT 9999 OVC014 23/22 Q1009 NOSIG
TAF RJBB 041705Z 0418/0600 04008KT 9000 -SHRA FEW015 BKN025 TEMPO 0418/0421 FEW005 BKN008 BKN015 BECMG 0423/0501 27006KT BECMG 0509/0512 05006KT TEMPO 0509/0512 4000 -SHRA BR TEMPO 0521/0600 4000 -SHRA BR
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