Medium Regional Airport • Surat Thani, 84, TH
Elevation: 20 ft (6 m) • 9.1326, 99.1356
Surat Thani Airport (VTSB / URT) is a medium regional airport serving Surat Thani, 84, TH, situated at an elevation of 20 ft (6 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.4° West.
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METAR VTSB 011300Z 24002KT 9999 FEW020 29/24 Q1010 NOSIG
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