Two types of written products are also provided by the CWSU meteorologists. Verbal briefings are given to individual controllers at the ARTCC and tower control facilities around the airspace, as well as to equipment technicians when weather conditions dictate. The MIS is a forecast product valid up to 12 hours describing areas of weather that may impact air traffic operations.ĬWSU meteorologists provide formal weather briefings to FAA supervisors within the Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) for the day and evening shifts. The CWA is a short term advisory valid for two hours or less describing areas of hazardous weather in progress or forecast to develop. National products issued by the CWSU meteorologist include Center Weather Advisories (CWA) and Meteorological Impact Statements (MIS). Rerouting of aircraft around hazardous weather is based largely on forecasts provided by the CWSU meteorologist. It seems this airport has finally accepted its fate and back in 2007 started promoting the airport with a slogan that said “FLY SUX”.Hover over or click station to get METAR and TAF (if available).Ĭenter Weather Service Unit Center Weather Service meteorologists provide weather support and consultation to FAA air traffic managers and controllers. City leaders petitioned the FAA to change the code in 19 but the airport trustees didn’t like any of the alternatives. Sioux City’s Gateway Airport has the unfortunate airport code of SUX. One airport in particular has gone to great lengths to try and get their code changed. Other names are slightly more appropriate but still amusing, such as Hot Springs, Arkansas which is HOT and Willow, Alaska which is WOW. At least they aren’t stuck with PEE which is Russia’s Bolshoye Savino Airport or Brazil’s Poco De Caldas Airport that has to live with POO as their airport code. Fresno, California’s three letter codes is FAT and rumor has it that the locals don’t enjoy it at all. Some of the airport codes out there are just downright funny, some even inappropriate and although some residents have embraced the names, others hate them.
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