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Wouldn't each airport measure and report the local weather anyways?


Each airport does measure and report the local weather-- that's where METAR data comes from. And busier airports broadcast that data locally, via ATIS or D-ATIS, for pilots in the immediate vicinity to use (either on the ground or on approach to the airport).

That doesn't help a pilot plan ahead for conditions on their route or at their destination, though-- that's where METARs come in.




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