Large International Airport • Fukuoka, 40, Japan
Elevation: 32 ft (10 m) • 33.5859, 130.4510
Fukuoka Airport (RJFF / FUK) is a large international airport serving Fukuoka, 40, Japan, situated at an elevation of 32 ft (10 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 8.0° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR RJFF 042130Z 31010KT 2000 +SHRA BR FEW002 SCT005 BKN008 FEW015TCU 24/23 Q1008 BECMG 08006KT BKN010 BKN015 FEW015CB TEMPO 1500 +TSRA BR
TAF AMD RJFF 042111Z 0421/0600 34008KT 6000 -SHRA FEW005 SCT014 BKN015 TEMPO 0421/0503 1500 +TSRA BR FEW005 BKN010 FEW015CB BECMG 0422/0500 14006KT BECMG 0500/0502 27006KT TEMPO 0503/0504 4000 -TSRA BR FEW006 BKN010 FEW015CB BECMG 0506/0509 15008KT TEMPO 0512/0518 1500 +TSRA BR FEW009 SCT012 BKN015 FEW015CB TEMPO 0518/0521 3000 TSRA BR BKN005 BKN008 FEW015CB BECMG 0518/0521 29006KT TEMPO 0521/0600 BKN005 BKN035
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