Medium Regional Airport • Nalchik, KB, RU
Elevation: 1,461 ft (445 m) • 43.5129, 43.6366
Nalchik Airport (URMN / NAL) is a medium regional airport serving Nalchik, KB, RU, situated at an elevation of 1,461 ft (445 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 7.6° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR URMN 041900Z 22004MPS 9999 NSC 20/15 Q1006 R24/010070 NOSIG RMK QFE718
TAF URMN 041647Z 0418/0503 24003G08MPS 9999 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