Medium Regional Airport • Chiclayo, LAM, PE
Elevation: 97 ft (30 m) • -6.7875, -79.8281
Air Force Captain Jose A Quinones Gonzales International Airport (SPHI / CIX) is a medium regional airport serving Chiclayo, LAM, PE, situated at an elevation of 97 ft (30 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 2.6° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SPHI 242000Z 19017KT CAVOK 28/18 Q1008 RMK BIRD HAZARD RWY 19/01 PP000
TAF SPHI 241705Z 2418/2518 18018KT CAVOK TX28/2419Z TN20/2511Z BECMG 2506/2508 17007KT
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