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TIST — Cyril E King
Charlotte Amalie, VI · field elevation 24 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT
TIST current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR TIST 111153Z 09014G20KT 10SM SCT023 31/09 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP173 70001 T03060094 10311 20289 53010 $
- Wind
- from 090° at 14 kt, gusting 20 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 31 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,734 ft · pressure altitude -96 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 090° at 14 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 14 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 28 | 14 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF TIST 111125Z 1112/1212 09015G22KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 SCT045 FM111400 11014G22KT P6SM -RA VCTS SCT025CB BKN040 FM112300 09010KT 6SM HZ VCSH FEW025 SCT050
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 18.33731, -64.97333
- Elevation
- 24 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1001Z / 2249Z
- Tower hours
- 0700-2230, ATCT CLOSES 1 HR EARLIER DRG DALGT SAVINGS TIME.
- Magnetic variation
- -13° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands
- County
- -Virgin Islands-, VI
Airport diagram
Everything else TIST publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 7,000 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 124.0
- Tower NORTH OF ISLAND · 0700-2230, ATCT CLOSES 1 HR EARLIER DRG DALGT SAVINGS TIME.
- 118.1
- Tower 0700-2230, ATCT CLOSES 1 HR EARLIER DRG DALGT SAVINGS TIME.
- 118.8
- Ground
- 121.9
- CTAF
- 118.8
- UNICOM
- 122.95
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — LD, RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the TIST airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other US Virgin Islands airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.