Large International Airport • Tianjin, 12, China
Elevation: 10 ft (3 m) • 39.1244, 117.3460
Tianjin Binhai International Airport (ZBTJ / TSN) is a large international airport serving Tianjin, 12, China, situated at an elevation of 10 ft (3 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 7.6° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR ZBTJ 042030Z 29004MPS 9999 -TSRA FEW033CB 25/20 Q0997 BECMG TL2100 -SHRA
TAF AMD ZBTJ 041953Z 0418/0524 21003MPS 5000 HZ NSC TX33/0505Z TN25/0421Z TN21/0521Z BECMG 0418/0419 28010G18MPS -TSRA FEW030CB BECMG 0420/0421 24004MPS BECMG 0421/0422 3000 BR
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