Medium Regional Airport • Alflen, RP, Germany
Elevation: 1,568 ft (478 m) • 50.1738, 7.0633
Büchel Air Base (ETSB) is a medium regional airport serving Alflen, RP, Germany, situated at an elevation of 1,568 ft (478 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 3.2° East.
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CLOUD PROFILE
METAR ETSB 011220Z 25012KT 9999 SCT037 20/09 Q1021 BLU+BLU+
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