Medium Regional Airport • Higashikagura, 01, Japan
Elevation: 721 ft (220 m) • 43.6708, 142.4470
Asahikawa Airport (RJEC / AKJ) is a medium regional airport serving Higashikagura, 01, Japan, situated at an elevation of 721 ft (220 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 9.9° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR RJEC 042000Z AUTO 17003KT 140V220 9999 NCD 16/14 Q1014
TAF RJEC 041705Z 0418/0600 17010KT 9999 FEW030 BECMG 0506/0509 29006KT BECMG 0512/0515 20010KT
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