Medium Regional Airport • San Juan, J, AR
Elevation: 1,958 ft (597 m) • -31.5715, -68.4182
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (SANU / UAQ) is a medium regional airport serving San Juan, J, AR, situated at an elevation of 1,958 ft (597 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 3.0° West.
TAF SANU 250500Z 2506/2606 16005KT CAVOK TX18/2519Z TNM01/2511Z PROB40 TEMPO 2509/2513 7000 NSC BECMG 2510/2512 36005KT BECMG 2520/2522 16005KT BECMG 2601/2603 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