Medium Regional Airport • Nagasaki, 42, Japan
Elevation: 15 ft (5 m) • 32.9169, 129.9140
Nagasaki Airport (RJFU / NGS) is a medium regional airport serving Nagasaki, 42, Japan, situated at an elevation of 15 ft (5 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 7.8° West.
TAF RJFU 041705Z 0418/0600 20010KT 6000 -SHRA FEW008 SCT010 BKN012 TEMPO 0418/0420 3000 SHRA BR BKN005 BKN013 TEMPO 0420/0504 1500 TSRA BR BKN005 BKN010 FEW020CB TEMPO 0504/0506 BKN005 BKN030 TEMPO 0506/0509 3000 SHRA BR BKN005 BKN015 TEMPO 0509/0600 3000 TSRA BR BKN005 BKN008 FEW020CB
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