Medium Regional Airport • Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80, TH
Elevation: 13 ft (4 m) • 8.5396, 99.9447
Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport (VTSF / NST) is a medium regional airport serving Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80, TH, situated at an elevation of 13 ft (4 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.4° West.
TAF VTSF 041700Z 0418/0518 15003KT 9999 FEW020 TEMPO 0507/0512 VRB15G25KT -TSRA FEW016CB SCT018 BKN100
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