Medium Regional Airport • Mendoza, M, AR
Elevation: 2,310 ft (704 m) • -32.8317, -68.7929
El Plumerillo Airport (SAME / MDZ) is a medium regional airport serving Mendoza, M, AR, situated at an elevation of 2,310 ft (704 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 1.9° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SAME 251100Z VRB02KT CAVOK 04/M04 Q1023
TAF SAME 250500Z 2506/2606 20010KT CAVOK TX15/2519Z TN00/2511Z PROB40 TEMPO 2509/2513 6000 NSC BECMG 2510/2512 05005KT BECMG 2516/2518 02010KT BECMG 2523/2601 27005KT
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