GEN 3.5  Meteorological services

3.5.1  RESPONSIBLE SERVICE

Aeronautical meteorological services in the Czech Republic are provided by the following organizations:

3.5.1.1   Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
Post:

Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
Na Šabatce 2050/17
143 06 Praha 412 - Komorany

Telephone:  +420 244 031 111

Telefax:  +420 241 760 689

E-mail:   chmi@chmi.cz

URL:   http://www.chmi.cz

identifier data boxes: e37djs6

3.5.1.1.1  Section of Aeronautical Meteorology

Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI) secures the provision of aeronautical meteorological service (METS) through the Section of the Aeronautical Meteorology (SAM) CHMI, which is responsible for its performance at the aerodrome meteorological offices and aeronautical meteorological stations at airports LKPR, LKMT, LKTB and LKKV.

Post:

Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
Section of Aeronautical Meteorology
Na Šabatce 2050/17
143 06 Praha 412 - Komorany

Telephone:  +420 244 032 231

E-mail:  blanka.chalupnikova@chmi.cz

Aerodrome meteorological office PRAHA/Ruzyně and Meteorological watch office (MWO Praha):

Post:

(address see SAM CHMI)

Telephone:  +420 220 372 141

Telephone:  +420 220 372 144

Telephone:  +420 220 372 143 (MWO)

E-mail:  mwo.praha@chmi.cz

Aeronautical meteorological station PRAHA/Ruzyně

Post:

(address see SAM CHMI)

Telephone:  +420 220 113 416

Telephone:  +420 603 475 749

E-mail:  lmst@chmi.cz

Aerodrome meteorological office and Aeronautical meteorological station OSTRAVA/Mošnov:

Post:

METS CHMI
Generála Fajtla 419
742 51 Mošnov

Telephone:  +420 597 471 131

Telephone:  +420 602 558 465

E-mail:  meteo.lkmt@chmi.cz

Aerodrome meteorological office and Aeronautical meteorological station BRNO/Tuřany:

Post:

METS CHMI
letiště BRNO/Tuřany
627 00 BRNO

Telephone:  +420 545 216 487

Telephone:  +420 604 210 865

E-mail:  lms.brno@chmi.cz

Aerodrome meteorological office and Aeronautical meteorological station Karlovy Vary:

Post:

METS CHMI
letiště Karlovy Vary
360 01 KARLOVY VARY

Telephone:  +420 353 331 104

Telephone:  +420 731 431 247

E-mail:  lkkv@chmi.cz

3.5.1.2   Aircraft Industries a.s.
Post:

Aeronautical meteorological station Kunovice
Na Záhonech 1177
686 04 Kunovice

Telephone:   +420 572 817 630

E-mail:   meteo@let.cz

URL:   http://www.let.cz

3.5.1.3   AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s.

Aerodrome meteorological office and Aeronautical meteorological station PRAHA/Vodochody

Post:

AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s.
Aerodrome meteorological office of aerodrome PRAHA/Vodochody
U Letiště 374
250 70 Odolena Voda

Telephone:   +420 255 762 609 - Meteo-Briefing

E-mail:   meteo@aero.cz

URL:   http://www.aero.cz

3.5.1.4   Jihočeské letiště České Budějovice a.s.
Post:

Aeronautical meteorological station České Budějovice
U Zimního stadionu 1952/2
370 01 České Budějovice

Telephone:   +420 386 325 339

Telephone:   +420 725 036 721

E-mail:   twr@airport-cb.cz

URL:   http://www.airport-cb.cz

3.5.1.5  Office of Military Geography and Hydrometeorology
Post:

Office of Military Geography and Hydrometeorology
Čs. odboje 676
518 16 Dobruška

Telephone:  +420 973 247 511

Telefax:  +420 973 247 652

E-mail:   vghmur@mo.gov.cz

Office of Military Geography and Hydrometeorology (OMGHM) ensures the provision of aeronautical meteorolog ical service at military airports and at the airports with common military and civil operations. OMGHM directs airport workplaces of aeronautical meteorological service with local authority at Čáslav (LKCV), Kbely (LKKB), Náměšť (LKNA) and Pardubice (LKPD) airports.

Airport workplace of aeronautical meteorological service Kbely:

Post:

VZ 1902/70
Aeronautical meteorological office and station LKKB
161 00 Praha 614

Telephone:  +420 973 207 172

Telephone:  +420 973 207 168

Telefax:   +420 973 207 377

E-mail:   meteoLKKB@mo.gov.cz

Airport workplace of aeronautical meteorological service Čáslav:

Post:

VZ 1902/70
Aeronautical meteorological office and station LKCV
161 00 Praha 614

Telephone:  +420 973 376 981

Telephone:  +420 973 376 982

Telefax:  +420 973 376 991

E-mail:   meteoLKCV@mo.gov.cz

Airport workplace of aeronautical meteorological serviceNáměšť:

Post:

VZ 1902/70
Aeronautical meteorological office and station LKNA
161 00 Praha 614

Telephone:  +420 973 438 420

Telephone:  

Telefax:  +420 973 438 424

E-mail:   meteoLKNA@mo.gov.cz

Airport workplace of aeronautical meteorological service Pardubice:

Post:

VZ 1902/70
Aeronautical meteorological office and station LKPD
161 00 Praha 614

Telephone:  +420 973 333 177

Telephone:  +420 973 333 176

Telefax:  +420 973 242 784

E-mail:   meteoLKPD@mo.gov.cz

Aeronautical meteorological service for civil operators at the airports with common military and civil operations is provided in accordance with the documents mentioned in GEN 3.5 para 1.5.

3.5.1.6  Aeronautical meteorological services in the Czech Republic are provided in compliance with the documents:

  1. Annex 3 Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation*

  2. Doc 7754 EUR Regional Air Navigation Plan

  3. Doc 7030 Regional Supplementary Procedures

  4. Doc 8400 ICAO Abbreviations and Code

  5. Doc 8896 Manual of Aeronautical Meteorological Practices

  6. Doc 9328 Manual of Runway Visual Range Observing and Reporting Practices

  7. Doc 9377 Manual on Co-ordination between Air Traffic Services and Aeronautical Meteorological Service

  8. Commission implementing regulation (EU) 2017/373 as amended

Note: *Differences from these standards are listed in GEN 1.7.

3.5.2  AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

3.5.2.1 The area of the CHMI responsibility includes flight information region Praha (FIR PRAHA) and airports LKPR, LKMT, LKTB and LKKV. The responsibility for the provision of aeronautical meteorological services at the airport LKKU belongs to Aircraft Industries a.s., at the airport LKCS belongs to Jihočeské letiště České Budějovice a.s. and those for the airport LKVO belongs to AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s. Meteorological services at airports with common military and civil air operations LKPD and military airports LKCV, LKKB and LKNA are the responsibility of the OMGHM.

3.5.3  METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS

Name of station / Location indicator

Type and frequency of observation / automatic observing equipment

Types of MET reports and Supplementary Information included

Observation System and Site(s)

Hours of operation

(UTC)

Climatological information

1

2

3

4

5

6

Bechyně LKBC

Continuously working automatic observation equipment

AUTO METAR -
1/2 HR,
AUTO SPECI

Automatic Weather station AWS310-SITE - present weather, visibility, wind, temperature, pressure and cloudiness, near heliport of Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS).

H24

NIL

BRNO/Tuřany LKTB

Routine half-hourly observations and special observations

METAR - 1/2 HR, SPECI

The aerodrome is equipped with the automated weather observation system (AWOS) for Category I air traffic operations.

Sites

Anemometers:

300 m and 2300 m from THR RWY 27,
TDZ RWY09.

RVR EQPT: transmissometers

300 m and 1300 m from THR RWY 27.

Ceilometer:

300 m from THR RWY 27.
370 m from THR RWY 09.

Thermometer:

at MET garden

See AD chart

H24

Aerodrome climatological summaries AVBL

Čáslav LKCV

Routine half-hourly observations and special observations

METAR 1/2 HR, SPECI, TREND

The aerodrome is equipped with meteorological instruments for Category I air traffic operations.

Sites

Anemometers:

207 m from THR RWY 31 and
113 m from THR RWY 13.

RVR EQPT: FS11P

297 m from THR RWY 31 and
300 m from THR RWY 13

Ceilometer:

1034 m in front of THR RWY 31 and
110 m in front of THR RWY 13 and
at MET garden

Thermometer:

at MET garden

See AD chart

H24

Aerodrome climatological summaries AVBL

České Budějovice LKCS

Continuously working automatic observation equipment

METAR AUTO -
1/2 HR,
SPECI AUTO

The aerodrome is equipped with the automated weather observation system (AWOS) for Category I air traffic operations.

Sites

Anemometers:

WMT 702 (AWS310 SITE)

RWY 27: 190 m from THR,
220 m right from centreline of RWY (TDZ);
RWY 09: 320 m from THR (TDZ),
220 m left from centreline of RWY (TDZ).

RVR EQPT: FS11P

RWY 27: 300 m from THR (TDZ),
120 m right from centreline of RWY (TDZ);

Ceilometer: CL31

700 m in front of THR RWY 27

Thermometer:

HMP 155 (AWS310 SITE)

at anemometer RWY 27

Barometer:

BTP 330 (AWS310 SITE)

at anemometer RWY 27

See AD chart

H24NIL

Chrudim LKCR

Continuously working automatic observation equipment

AUTO METAR -
1/2 HR,
AUTO SPECI

Automatic Weather station AWS310-SITE - present weather, visibility, wind, temperature, pressure and cloudiness in MET garden.

H24NIL

Karlovy Vary LKKV

Routine half-hourly / hourly (during / out of operational hours of the AD administration) observations and special observations

METAR - 1/2 HR, SPECI

The aerodrome is equipped with the automated weather observation system (AWOS) for Category I air traffic operations.

Sites

Anemometers:

300 m from THR RWY 29,
300 m from THR RWY 11.

RVR EQPT: transmissometers

270 m and 1100 m from THR RWY 29

Ceilometer:

at MET gardenand 1 km in front of THR RWY 29.

Thermometer:

at MET garden

See AD chart

H24

Aerodrome climatological summaries AVBL

Kbely LKKB

Routine half-hourly observations and special observations

METAR 1/2 HR, SPECI, TREND

The aerodrome is equipped with meteorological instruments for Category I air traffic operations.

Sites

Anemometers:

149 m from THR RWY 24 and
53 m from THR RWY 06.

RVR EQPT:

FS11P: 280 m from THR RWY 24 and 295 m from THR RWY 06
LT 31: 280 m from THR RWY 24 and 312 m from THR RWY 06

Ceilometer:

62 m in front of THR RWY 06

Thermometer:

at MET garden

See AD chart

H24

Aerodrome climatological summaries AVBL

Kunovice LKKU

Routine hourly observations and special observations

METAR, SPECI

MET station observes and reports these values: wind, visibility, clouds, temperature, pressure, significant weather.

Sites

Anemometers:


150 m right from RWY 20C axis,
30 m behind THR RWY 20C

RVR EQPT: NIL

Ceilometer:

at MET garden

Thermometer:

at MET garden

See AD chart

MON-FRI 0700-1500 (0600-1400)

NIL

Náměšť LKNA

Routine half-hourly observations and special observations

METAR 1/2 HR, SPECI, TREND

The aerodrome is equipped with meteorological instruments for Category I air traffic operations.

Sites

Anemometers:

105 m from THR RWY 30 and
115 m from THR RWY 12.

RVR EQPT: FS11P

300 m from THR RWY 30 and
252 m from THR RWY 12

Ceilometer:

1535 m in front of THR RWY 30 and
113 m from THR RWY 12 andat MET garden

Thermometer:

at MET garden

See AD chart

H24

Aerodrome climatological summaries AVBL

OSTRAVA/Mošnov LKMT

Routine half-hourly observations and special observations

METAR - 1/2 HR, SPECI

The aerodrome is equipped with the automated weather observation system (AWOS) for Category II/IIIb air traffic operations.

Sites

Anemometers:

300 m from THR RWY 22,
350 m from THR RWY 04,
1100 m from THR RWY 22.

RVR EQPT: transmissometers

350 m and 1900 m from THR RWY 22and 350 m from THR RWY 04.

Ceilometer:

350 m from THR RWY 22 and
350 m from THR RWY 04.

Thermometer:

at Anemometer
1100 m from THR RWY 22

See AD chart

H24

Aerodrome climatological summaries AVBL

Pardubice LKPD

Routine half-hourly observations and special observations

METAR 1/2 HR, SPECI, TREND

The aerodrome is equipped with meteorological instruments for Category I air traffic operations.

Sites

Anemometers:

159 m from THR RWY 27 and
169 m from THR RWY 09.

RVR EQPT: FS11P a / and FS11

300 m from THR RWY 27 and
245 m from THR RWY 09.

Ceilometer:

1037 m in front of THR RWY 27 aand
170 m from THR RWY 09
at MET garden

Thermometer:

at MET garden

See AD chart

H24

Aerodrome climatological summaries AVBL

PLZEŇ/Líně LKLN

Continuously working automatic observation equipment

AUTO METAR -
1/2 HR,
AUTO SPECI

Automatic Weather station AWS310-SITE - present weather, visibility, wind, temperature, pressure and cloudiness, near station of Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS).

H24NIL

PRAHA/Ruzyně LKPR

Routine half-hourly observations and special observations

METAR - 1/2 HR, SPECI TREND (pro / for METAR)

The aerodrome is equipped with the automated weather observation system (AWOS) for Category II/IIIb air traffic operations.

Sites

Anemometers:

RWY 24: 295 m from THR, 145 mright from centreline of RWY (47 m from centre of TWY G) (TDZ);
1800 m from THR (MID);

RWY 06: 300 m from THR (TDZ);

RWY 30: 300 m from THR RWY 30 (TDZ);

RWY 12: 300 m from THR RWY 12 (TDZ)near the MET station

See AD chart

RVR EQPT: transmissometers

RWY 24: 300 m from THR (TDZ),
1400 m from THR (MID),
3400 m from THR (END);

RWY 30: 300 m from THR (TDZ),
1400 m from THR (MID);

RWY 12: 400 m from THR (TDZ).

See AD chart

Ceilometer:

1 km in front of THR RWY 24,
600 m in front of THR RWY 06,
300 m from THR RWY 30
(=v/at TDZ RWY 30),
390 m from THR RWY 12.

See AD chart

Thermometer:

at MET station

See AD chart

H24

Aerodrome climatological summaries AVBL

PRAHA/Vodochody LKVO

Routine hourly observations and special observations

METAR, SPECI MET REPORT, SPECIAL

(zkrácená otevřená řeč/abbreviated plain language)

The aerodrome is equipped with semi-automatic meteorological system for air traffic operations. Observed / reported data: wind, visibility, weather condition, cloud base, temperature and pressure.

Sites

Anemometers:

RWY 28: 392 m from THR, 200 m right from centreline of RWY 28 (TDZ);

RWY 10: 485 m from THR, 160 m left from centreline of RWY 28 (TDZ).

Ceilometer:

RWY 28: 140 m in front THR RWY 28;

RWY 10: 280 m in front THR RWY 10.

Thermometer:

392 m from THR, 200 m right from centreline of RWY 28 (TDZ).

Barometer:

392 m from THR, 200 m right from centreline of RWY 28 (TDZ).

HX O/RNIL

Prostějov LKPJ

Continuously working automatic observation equipment

AUTO METAR -
1/2 HR,
AUTO SPECI

Automatic Weather station AWS310-SITE - present weather, visibility, wind, temperature, pressure and cloudiness, near MET garden.

H24

Aerodrome climatological summaries AVBL

Těchonín LKTH

Continuously working automatic observation equipment

AUTO METAR -
1/2 HR,
AUTO SPECI

Automatic Weather station AWS310-SITE - present weather, visibility, wind, temperature, pressure and cloudiness near military heliport HEMS.

H24NIL

3.5.4  TYPES OF SERVICE

3.5.4.1  Meteorological information for pre-flight planning of flight crew members and/or operators
3.5.4.1.1 Meteorological information for pre-flight briefing, flight planning and issue of the flight meteorological documentation are provided in the self-briefing form. The following system is used for this purpose:

  1. Integrated Briefing System (IBS): https://ibs.rlp.cz. The scope of information provided by this system meets the requirements of ICAO Annex 3, para 9.1.3

3.5.4.1.2 For registered access to the part of IBS (menu “Pre-flight bulletin”) please contact ibs@ans.cz. Basic meteorological information in IBS (menu item “METEO”) is freely available without registration.
3.5.4.1.3 Flight Meteorological documentation or forecast in abbreviated plain language are not issued for local flights. Contacts for individual Aerodrome meteorological offices for consultation are listed in GEN 3.5 para 1 and possibly in AD 2.11 of the particular airports.
3.5.4.1.4 For support the international flights below FL100, Significant weather chart (SWL) for FIR PRAHA including corrections (COR) and amendments (AMD) in graphical form are available. Relevant AIRMET information is issued for phenomena not included in SWL chart correction/amendments only.
3.5.4.1.5 Selection of meteorological information for general aviation is available at http://www.chmi.cz in reference to "Aviation Weather Briefing" and at http://meteo.rlp.cz/.
3.5.4.2  Briefing and consultations
3.5.4.2.1 At airports LKPR, LKMT, LKTB and LKKV briefing and consultations are provided on flight crews members or operators request in all CHMI Aerodrome meteorological offices by phone, respectively personally at designated locations (see AD 2.11 of the airports). At the airport LKKV briefing and consultations are provided only in operational hours. Briefing and consultations are provided in Czech and English language.

3.5.5  NOTIFICATION REQUIRED FROM OPERATORS

NIL

3.5.6  AIRCRAFT REPORTS

Reserved

3.5.7  VOLMET SERVICE

Name of station

CALL SIGN Identification (EM)

Frequency

Broadcast period

Hours of service

Aerodrome included

Contents & format of REP and FCST

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

PRAHA

PRAHA VOLMET

 

 

 

125.525 MHz

 

 

continuously

 

 

 

H24

 

 

PRAHA/Ruzyně BRNO/Tuřany OSTRAVA/Mošnov Karlovy Vary Pardubice Kunovice*
České Budějovice
WIEN
DRESDEN
MUNCHEN
BRATISLAVA/Ivanka

METARs for quoted AD,
warning of valid SIGMET for FIR LKAA
Regional QNH for FIR LKAA
Language - EN

Note 1: QNH for FIR is the minimum expected value of QNH for FIR Praha.

Note 2: *Operational hours of METAR report broadcasts
MON-FRI O500-1500 (0400-1400)

Note 3: : VOLMET information can be obtained on telephone number +420 220 378100

3.5.8  SIGMET AND AIRMET SERVICE

Name of MWO / location indicators

Hours of service

FIR or CTA served

Indication of the SIGMET information and validity

SIGMET for volcanic ash a radioactive cloud and validity

Indication of the AIRMET information and validity

 

Additional information

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

PRAHA LKPW

H24

FIR Praha LKAA

WS SIGMET

MAX 4 HR

VA SIGMET or RDOACT CLD SIGMET
MAX 12 HR

AIRMET

MAX 4 HR

Praha ACC,
Praha APP,
TWR LKPR, LKTB, LKMT, LKKV

TC SIGMETS are not issued

3.5.8.1 Meteorological watch office (MWO) Praha (contact see GEN 3.5 para 1.1.1.) issues SIGMET and AIRMET information for flight information region Praha (FIR Praha) for subsonic cruising levels in accordance with ICAO Annex 3 Chapter 7.
3.5.8.2 MWO Praha issues warnings for FIR Praha in Czech language in case of spread of toxic chemicals.
3.5.8.3 Aerodromes warnings in case of occurrence and/or expected occurrence of the following phenomena:

  1. hail

  2. snow (including expected or observed accumulation of snow)

  3. freezing precipitation

  4. strong surface wind and/or gusts

  5. squall

  6. toxic chemicals

are issued for aerodromes LKPR, LKKV, LKCS and LKVO by aerodrome meteorological office LKPR, for aerodrome LKTB and LKKU by aerodrome meteorological office LKTB and for aerodrome LKMT by aerodrome meteorological office LKMT.

3.5.8.4 Wind shear warnings are not issued in the C.R.
3.5.8.5 Special air-reports are issued as AIREP SPECIAL (ARS).

3.5.9  OTHER AUTOMATED METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES

NIL