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.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SEMT 241700Z 20011KT 9999 OVC026 29/23 Q1008 RMK A2979
TAF SEMT 241055Z 2412/2512 21007KT 9999 BKN020 BECMG 2416/2418 30008KT SCT026 SCT100 BECMG 2423/2501 21008KT BKN023 TX30/2420Z TN23/2510Z
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