Medium Regional Airport • Manta, M, EC
Elevation: 48 ft (15 m) • -0.9461, -80.6788
Eloy Alfaro International Airport (SEMT / MEC) is a medium regional airport serving Manta, M, EC, situated at an elevation of 48 ft (15 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 3.3° West.
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WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SEMT 011400Z 18007KT 9999 SCT020 SCT100 28/22 Q1012 RMK A2989
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