Medium Regional Airport • Tacna, TAC, PE
Elevation: 1,538 ft (469 m) • -18.0533, -70.2758
Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (SPTN / TCQ) is a medium regional airport serving Tacna, TAC, PE, situated at an elevation of 1,538 ft (469 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 7.5° West.
METAR SPTN 292200Z 22007KT CAVOK 19/12 Q1012 RMK TX23.2 PP000
TAF SPTN 291700Z 2918/3018 23007KT 9999 SCT030 TX23/2919Z TN16/3011Z FM300030 VRB03KT 9999 BKN030 FM301330 21005KT 9999 SCT020 BKN050
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