Medium Regional Airport • Ponce, PR
Elevation: 29 ft (9 m) • 18.0083, -66.5630
Mercedita Airport (TJPS / PSE) is a medium regional airport serving Ponce, PR, situated at an elevation of 29 ft (9 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 13.5° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR TJPS 230735Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM FEW037 FEW047 27/22 A3006 RMK AO2
TAF TJPS 230532Z 2306/2406 09007KT 6SM HZ SCT030 FM231400 13016G20KT P6SM FEW030 FEW050 FM231800 11020G29KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 SCT050 FM232300 VRB06KT P6SM FEW030
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