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5.2.3.
METAR
The METAR screen displays graphical Aviation Routine Weather Reports with a color
coded flag at weather reporting airports. A METAR is an hourly Aviation Routine
Weather Report from the reporting airport (not all airports have a forecast). METARs
issued in the U.S. and Canada generally provide METAR information about the airport,
date and time, wind direction and speed, visibility, precipitation, current weather
conditions, cloud cover and layer, temperature, barometric pressure, and any other
critical data. International METARs vary slightly (
Figure 5-39
).
The EFD1000/500 MFD displays METARs as colored flags. The METAR screen displays
the flags, at the airport location from which the METAR is reported, overlaid on a basic
weather map. A legend is available that describes the colors of the METAR flags used.
METAR flags are decluttered based on the size of the airport as outlined in
Table 5-9
.
Airport Size
Map Range in nm
10 - 60
80
100
200
500
1000
2000
Large Airports
1
Medium/Large Airports
1
Medium Airports
1
Medium /Small Airports
1
Small Airports
1
Table 5-9 METAR Declutter Settings
Figure 5-39
METAR Weather
Product Page
1. Only the METAR Flag is displayed.
METAR and airport identifier displayed