Large International Airport • Taiyuan, 14, China
Elevation: 2,575 ft (785 m) • 37.7469, 112.6280
Taiyuan Wusu International Airport (ZBYN / TYN) is a large international airport serving Taiyuan, 14, China, situated at an elevation of 2,575 ft (785 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 5.9° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR ZBYN 042130Z 29006MPS 9999 FEW033CB SCT040 20/16 Q1005 NOSIG
TAF AMD ZBYN 042050Z 0418/0518 33004MPS 6000 TSRA SCT030CB TX33/0507Z TN20/0421Z BECMG 0418/0419 -TSRA FEW030CB BECMG 0420/0421 NSW NSC TEMPO 0505/0509 TSRA SCT030CB
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