Medium Regional Airport • Iwakuni, 35, Japan
Elevation: 7 ft (2 m) • 34.1463, 132.2472
Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport / Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (RJOI / IWK) is a medium regional airport serving Iwakuni, 35, Japan, situated at an elevation of 7 ft (2 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 8.2° West.
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WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR RJOI 011356Z 28003KT 9999 FEW040 FEW065 28/22 A2993 RMK AO2A SLP133 T02780222
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