Medium Regional Airport • Cuenca, A, EC
Elevation: 8,306 ft (2532 m) • -2.8895, -78.9844
Mariscal Lamar Airport (SECU / CUE) is a medium regional airport serving Cuenca, A, EC, situated at an elevation of 8,306 ft (2532 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 4.1° West.
METAR SECU 292100Z 06008KT 9999 BKN040 23/08 Q1020 RMK A3013
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