Medium Regional Airport • Silchar, AS, India
Elevation: 352 ft (107 m) • 24.9129, 92.9787
Silchar Airport (VEKU / IXS) is a medium regional airport serving Silchar, AS, India, situated at an elevation of 352 ft (107 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.5° West.
TAF VEKU 041530Z 0500/0512 09005KT 6000 SCT025 BKN090 TEMPO 0508/0512 5000 TSRABR SCT020 FEW030CB BKN090
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