Just brushing up on my aviation knowledge here.
In Everything Explained for the Professional Pilot it describes the TAF as having a 5 nm radius. However, I believe the AIM says 5 sm.
Anyone have an AIM handy that can help out?
From AC 00-45F Aviation Weather Services
7.2 Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF)
A Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is a concise statement of the expected meteorological conditions significant to aviation for a specified time period within five
statute miles (SM) of the center of the airport’s runway complex (terminal). The TAFs use the same weather codes found in METAR weather reports (Section 2) and can be viewed on the National Weather Service (NWS) Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS) web site at:
http://adds.aviationweather.noaa.gov/tafs/.
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAF)
A TAF is a report established for the five
statute mile radius around an airport. TAF reports are usually given for larger airports. Each TAF is valid for a 30-hour time period, and is updated four times a day at 0000Z, 0600Z, 1200Z, and 1800Z. The TAF utilizes the same descriptors and abbreviations as used in the METAR report. The TAF includes the following information in sequential order:
Terminal aerodrome forecast (TAF). A report established for the 5
statute mile radius around an airport. Utilizes the same descriptors and abbreviations as the METAR report.