TAF

Question 1

To what distance from the center of the runway complex does the Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) extend?

Answer 1

5 statute miles.

Question 2

What is the most appropriate source to obtain information and destination weather at your arrival time?

Answer 2

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF)

Question 3

A “VRB” wind entry in a Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) will be indicated when the wind is

Answer 3

6 knots or less

Question 4

When the visibility is greater than 6 SM on a TAF it is expressed as

Answer 4

P6SM

Question 5

What is the wind shear forecast in the following TAF? KCVG 231051Z 231212 12012KT 4SM -RA BR OVC008 WS005/27050KT TEMPO 1719 1/2SM -RA FG FM1930 09012KT 1 SM -DZ BR VV003 BECMG 2021 5SM HZ=

Answer 5

500 feet AGL from 270* at 50 KT.

Question 6

Where is the forecast cloud ceiling at 1800Z in the following TAF? (KMEM…OVC005)

Answer 6

500 feet.

Question 7

The geographic limit of a Terminal Aerodrome Forecast is a

Answer 7

5 sm radius from the center of the airport runway complex