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 042120Z 22008KT CAVOK 19/15 Q1024 NOSIG
TAF EBOS 041701Z 0418/0524 25010KT 9999 SCT045 BECMG 0500/0502 32010KT BECMG 0517/0519 23008KT
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