Medium Regional Airport • Wonsan, 07, KP
Elevation: 7 ft (2 m) • 39.1668, 127.4860
Wonsan Kalma International Airport (ZKWS / WOS) is a medium regional airport serving Wonsan, 07, KP, situated at an elevation of 7 ft (2 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 9.5° West.
TAF ZKWS 042100Z 0500/0524 15003MPS CAVOK TX30/0506Z TN23/0521Z BECMG 0510/0512 OVC020
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