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.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SAZM 251500Z 25006KT 9999 BKN025 OVC100 07/06 Q1016
TAF SAZM 251100Z 2512/2612 27005KT 9999 SCT030 BKN060 TX09/2518Z TNM01/2610Z TEMPO 2514/2521 18010KT 5000 -SHRA BKN020 FEW040TCU BECMG 2521/2523 18005KT 9999 SCT020 BECMG 2604/2607 36005KT CAVOK
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