Medium Regional Airport • Miyakojima, 47, Japan
Elevation: 54 ft (16 m) • 24.8267, 125.1450
Shimojishima Airport (RORS / SHI) is a medium regional airport serving Miyakojima, 47, Japan, situated at an elevation of 54 ft (16 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 5.3° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR RORS 042100Z AUTO 20004KT 170V240 9999 SCT013 27/26 Q1013
TAF RORS 041705Z 0418/0600 18008KT 9999 FEW010 SCT015
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