Medium Regional Airport • Nakhon Phanom, 48, TH
Elevation: 587 ft (179 m) • 17.3838, 104.6430
Nakhon Phanom Airport (VTUW / KOP) is a medium regional airport serving Nakhon Phanom, 48, TH, situated at an elevation of 587 ft (179 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 1.2° West.
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METAR VTUW 011300Z 19003KT 150V220 9999 FEW030 27/26 Q1008 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