Medium Regional Airport • Oostende, VWV, BE
Elevation: 13 ft (4 m) • 51.1998, 2.8747
Oostende-Brugge International Airport (EBOS / OST) is a medium regional airport serving Oostende, VWV, BE, situated at an elevation of 13 ft (4 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 2.0° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR EBOS 011120Z 28010KT 9999 SCT030 20/12 Q1021 NOSIG
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