Medium Regional Airport • Charlotte Amalie, ST, VI
Elevation: 23 ft (7 m) • 18.3371, -64.9773
Cyril E. King Airport (TIST / STT) is a medium regional airport serving Charlotte Amalie, ST, VI, situated at an elevation of 23 ft (7 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 14.1° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR TIST 230853Z 08005KT 10SM CLR 28/05 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02830050 55004 $
TAF TIST 230532Z 2306/2406 08009KT 6SM HZ VCSH FEW025 FM231400 09015G25KT P6SM FEW030 FEW050 FM232300 08010G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT025
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