Large International Airport • Quito, P, EC
Elevation: 7,841 ft (2390 m) • -0.1254, -78.3543
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (SEQM / UIO) is a large international airport serving Quito, P, EC, situated at an elevation of 7,841 ft (2390 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 5.0° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SEQM 241500Z 24004KT 160V290 CAVOK 21/08 Q1026 NOSIG RMK A3031
TAF SEQM 241055Z 2412/2512 12004KT 9999 FEW033 BECMG 2418/2420 36014KT SCT033 TEMPO 2420/2423 FEW026TCU BKN033 BECMG 2500/2502 03004KT FEW030 SCT100 TEMPO 2509/2512 SCT005 BKN030 TX25/2419Z TN09/2511Z
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