Medium Regional Airport • Pisco, ICA, PE
Elevation: 39 ft (12 m) • -13.7449, -76.2203
Captain Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (SPSO / PIO) is a medium regional airport serving Pisco, ICA, PE, situated at an elevation of 39 ft (12 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 3.7° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SPSO 242000Z 21016KT 9999 BKN040 23/14 Q1011 RMK BIRD HAZARD RWY 22/04 PP000
TAF SPSO 241710Z 2418/2518 20015KT 9999 BKN040 TX24/2419Z TN18/2511Z TEMPO 2419/2421 22025KT 4000 DU BECMG 2502/2504 03006KT
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