Large International Airport • Ho Chi Minh City, SE, VN
Elevation: 33 ft (10 m) • 10.8188, 106.6520
Tan Son Nhat International Airport (VVTS / SGN) is a large international airport serving Ho Chi Minh City, SE, VN, situated at an elevation of 33 ft (10 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.7° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR VVTS 041930Z 24004KT 9999 FEW020 SCT050 25/25 Q1010 NOSIG
TAF VVTS 041700Z 0418/0524 24008KT 9999 SCT017 SCT040 TEMPO 0505/0507 5000 SHRA SCT015 FEW017CB BKN040 TEMPO 0507/0510 24015G28KT 3000 TSRA SCT013 SCT015CB BKN040
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