Small General Aviation Airport • Paamiut, SE, GL
Elevation: 120 ft (37 m) • 62.0147, -49.6709
Paamiut Airport (BGPT / JFR) is a small general aviation airport serving Paamiut, SE, GL, situated at an elevation of 120 ft (37 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 22.1° West.
TAF BGPT 040859Z 0409/0417 VRB05KT 9999 FEW001 BKN100 TEMPO 0409/0417 0800 BCFG BKN001
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM