Medium Regional Airport • Stavropol, STA, RU
Elevation: 1,486 ft (453 m) • 45.1092, 42.1128
Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (URMT / STW) is a medium regional airport serving Stavropol, STA, RU, situated at an elevation of 1,486 ft (453 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 8.1° East.
TAF URMT 041956Z 0421/0506 26003G10MPS 9999 SCT030 TEMPO 0421/0506 6000 -SHRA SCT016 BKN030CB
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