TAF: Terminal Area

[RefugePilot]

How far out does the terminal area go?

Can I use a TAF for an airport 10 miles from an airport reporting the TAF, how about 15?

 

[sky37d]

I hope someone knows. I use the forecast for a Class D airport, and ATIS, even though I land and take off from an airport 10 miles away.

I notice that while the winds are pretty much the same, frequently the cloud cover can be different.

 

[Kaudbron]

5 miles

 

[Kaudbron]

looked up a source for yah in case you wanted one

http://aviationweather.gov/products/nws/tafs/graphics/info.php

 

[gkrangers]

5 statute (i think) miles from the center of the runway environment...

 

[CesnaCaptn]

AC 00-45E:
"An aviation terminal forcast (TAF) is a concise statement of the expected meteorological conditions within a 5-statute-mile radius from the center of an airport's runway complex during a 24-hour time period."