Medium Regional Airport • Santa Marta, MAG, CO
Elevation: 22 ft (7 m) • 11.1196, -74.2306
Simón Bolívar International Airport (SKSM / SMR) is a medium regional airport serving Santa Marta, MAG, CO, situated at an elevation of 22 ft (7 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 9.2° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SKSM 241000Z AUTO 04004KT CAVOK 26/22 Q1009
TAF SKSM 241055Z 2412/2512 24010KT 9999 FEW030 TX35/2418Z TN26/2510Z
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