Medium Regional Airport • Mar del Plata, B, AR
Elevation: 72 ft (22 m) • -37.9342, -57.5733
Ástor Piazzola International Airport (SAZM / MDQ) is a medium regional airport serving Mar del Plata, B, AR, situated at an elevation of 72 ft (22 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 8.6° West.
METAR SAZM 300700Z 30005KT CAVOK 06/06 Q1012 RMK PP///
TAF SAZM 300500Z 3006/0106 32005KT 9999 FEW030 TX21/3018Z TN06/3009Z BECMG 3014/3015 34015KT BECMG 0100/0102 36005KT
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