Medium Regional Airport • Puerto Maldonado, MDD, PE
Elevation: 659 ft (201 m) • -12.6136, -69.2286
Padre Aldamiz International Airport (SPTU / PEM) is a medium regional airport serving Puerto Maldonado, MDD, PE, situated at an elevation of 659 ft (201 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 9.8° West.
METAR SPTU 291900Z VRB03KT 9999 BKN015 29/23 Q1010 RMK BIRD HAZARD RWY 01/19 PP000
TAF SPTU 291700Z 2918/3018 VRB02KT 9999 SCT025 TX31/2919Z TN21/3011Z TEMPO 2919/2922 FEW020TCU SCT040
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