Large International Airport • Sochi, KDA, RU
Elevation: 89 ft (27 m) • 43.4499, 39.9566
Sochi International Airport (URSS / AER) is a large international airport serving Sochi, KDA, RU, situated at an elevation of 89 ft (27 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 7.4° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR URSS 042132Z 10001MPS 9999 1800S R02/P2000D TSRA FEW008 BKN031CB OVC069 21/19 Q1009 WS ALL RWY R02/290257 R06/290057 NOSIG RMK R06/11003MPS MT OBSC QFE755
TAF URSS 041955Z 0421/0521 14005G10MPS 9999 SCT015 BKN030CB BKN100 TEMPO 0421/0515 VRB18MPS 0800 +TSRAGR SQ BKN007 BKN020CB OVC100 BECMG 0515/0517 30005G10MPS
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