Medium Regional Airport • Karaganda, KAR, KZ
Elevation: 1,765 ft (538 m) • 49.6708, 73.3344
Sary-Arka Airport (UAKK / KGF) is a medium regional airport serving Karaganda, KAR, KZ, situated at an elevation of 1,765 ft (538 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 8.8° East.
TAF UAKK 041701Z 0418/0518 22006MPS 9999 BKN030CB BKN050 TX24/0510Z TN15/0423Z TEMPO 0418/0424 16012MPS 3100 -TSRA BR BKN015CB BECMG 0500/0502 26007MPS TEMPO 0500/0512 VRB16MPS 2000 TSRA SQ BKN015CB BECMG 0512/0514 20005MPS TEMPO 0512/0518 26011MPS 3100 -TSRA BKN015CB
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