Medium Regional Airport • Misawa, 02, Japan
Elevation: 119 ft (36 m) • 40.7032, 141.3680
Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base (RJSM / MSJ) is a medium regional airport serving Misawa, 02, Japan, situated at an elevation of 119 ft (36 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 9.2° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR RJSM 041900Z 13007KT 0700 R10/1000VP1800D FG VV000 17/17 Q1012
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