Medium Regional Airport • Patna, BR, India
Elevation: 170 ft (52 m) • 25.5913, 85.0880
Jay Prakash Narayan Airport (VEPT / PAT) is a medium regional airport serving Patna, BR, India, situated at an elevation of 170 ft (52 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.2° East.
TAF VEPT 041700Z 0418/0524 07008KT 2800 -RA BR FEW020 SCT100 BECMG 0504/0506 4000 -RA HZ SCT018 BKN100 BECMG 0507/0509 SCT018 FEW030CB BKN090 BECMG 0512/0514 2800 -RA BR SCT018 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