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.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
SPECI SPTU 241918Z 14003KT 080V190 6000 RA FEW012 BKN030 14/14 Q1018
TAF SPTU 241705Z 2418/2518 13008KT 8000 BKN010 BKN025 TX16/2420Z TN11/2511Z TEMPO 2418/2421 4000 RA SCT010TCU BKN040 BECMG 2511/2514 SCT015 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