Medium Regional Airport • Ayacucho, AYA, PE
Elevation: 8,917 ft (2718 m) • -13.1548, -74.2044
Air Force Colonel Alfredo Mendivil Duarte Airport (SPHO / AYP) is a medium regional airport serving Ayacucho, AYA, PE, situated at an elevation of 8,917 ft (2718 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 5.5° West.
METAR SPHO 292000Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW015 SCT080 22/07 Q1023 RMK BIRD HAZARD RWY 02/20 PP000
TAF SPHO 291700Z 2918/3018 03005KT 9999 FEW015 TX23/2919Z TN10/3011Z TEMPO 2918/2922 FEW020TCU SCT080
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