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 242300Z 2500/2524 28005KT CAVOK TX13/2518Z TNM01/2511Z BECMG 2501/2504 23010KT BECMG 2516/2519 14005KT
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