Medium Regional Airport • Kanazawa, 17, Japan
Elevation: 36 ft (11 m) • 36.3946, 136.4070
Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (RJNK / KMQ) is a medium regional airport serving Kanazawa, 17, Japan, situated at an elevation of 36 ft (11 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 8.6° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR RJNK 041900Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW070 BKN/// 21/20 Q1009
TAF RJNK 041705Z 0418/0600 16004KT 9999 FEW030 SCT070 BECMG 0500/0502 34006KT BECMG 0512/0515 16005KT TEMPO 0512/0518 3000 RA BR FEW005 BKN008 BECMG 0518/0521 36004KT
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