Medium Regional Airport • Arequipa, ARE, PE
Elevation: 8,405 ft (2562 m) • -16.3411, -71.5831
Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (SPQU / AQP) is a medium regional airport serving Arequipa, ARE, PE, situated at an elevation of 8,405 ft (2562 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 6.8° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SPQU 242300Z 26003KT CAVOK 14/M05 Q1025 NOSIG RMK PP000
TAF SPQU 242301Z 2500/2524 05008KT CAVOK TX21/2518Z TN06/2510Z FM251400 22005KT CAVOK FM251800 26010KT CAVOK
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