Medium Regional Airport • Rio Cuarto, X, AR
Elevation: 1,380 ft (421 m) • -33.0851, -64.2613
Area De Material Airport (SAOC / RCU) is a medium regional airport serving Rio Cuarto, X, AR, situated at an elevation of 1,380 ft (421 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 6.0° West.
TAF SAOC 292300Z 3000/3024 VRB03KT CAVOK TX23/3018Z TN10/3010Z BECMG 3014/3016 05020KT BECMG 3016/3019 02015G25KT
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