Medium Regional Airport • Takamatsu, 37, Japan
Elevation: 607 ft (185 m) • 34.2142, 134.0160
Takamatsu Airport (RJOT / TAK) is a medium regional airport serving Takamatsu, 37, Japan, situated at an elevation of 607 ft (185 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 8.1° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR RJOT 042100Z AUTO 07003KT 1300 R26/1300VP2000D BR BKN000 OVC043 22/22 Q1010
TAF RJOT 041706Z 0418/0600 17004KT 6000 -SHRA FEW005 BKN012 TEMPO 0418/0502 0900 -SHRA FG FEW000 SCT002 BKN003 TEMPO 0502/0506 4000 -SHRA BR BCFG FEW000 SCT005 BKN008 TEMPO 0506/0512 0700 -SHRA FG FEW000 SCT003 BKN005 TEMPO 0512/0521 2000 -SHRA BR BCFG FEW000 SCT005 BKN008 BECMG 0515/0518 14006KT TEMPO 0521/0600 0700 SHRA FG FEW000 SCT002 BKN003
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