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.
METAR SPHI 292000Z 22012KT 190V250 CAVOK 27/18 Q1006 RMK BIRD HAZARD RWY 19/01 PP000
TAF SPHI 291718Z 2918/3018 20008KT CAVOK TX28/2919Z TN20/3011Z BECMG 2919/2922 18018KT BECMG 3005/3008 19005KT
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