Medium Regional Airport • Talara, PIU, PE
Elevation: 282 ft (86 m) • -4.5766, -81.2541
Captain Victor Montes Arias International Airport (SPYL / TYL) is a medium regional airport serving Talara, PIU, PE, situated at an elevation of 282 ft (86 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 2.1° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SPYL 242200Z 20017KT CAVOK 27/19 Q1008 RMK TX29.3 BIRD HAZARD RWY 17/35 PP000
TAF SPYL 241705Z 2418/2518 20016KT CAVOK TX30/2419Z TN22/2511Z BECMG 2502/2504 14014KT BECMG 2517/2518 20015KT
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