Medium Regional Airport • Langkawi, 02, MY
Elevation: 29 ft (9 m) • 6.3297, 99.7287
Langkawi International Airport (WMKL / LGK) is a medium regional airport serving Langkawi, 02, MY, situated at an elevation of 29 ft (9 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.3° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR WMKL 042000Z VRB03KT 9999 FEW026 26/24 Q1010
TAF WMKL 041700Z 0418/0518 VRB03KT 9999 FEW026 BECMG 0500/0502 9999 FEW020 PROB30 TEMPO 0503/0507 22007KT 5000 TSRA FEW010 FEW017CB
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