Medium Regional Airport • Bloemfontain, FS, ZA
Elevation: 4,457 ft (1358 m) • -29.0927, 26.3024
Bram Fischer International Airport (FABL / BFN) is a medium regional airport serving Bloemfontain, FS, ZA, situated at an elevation of 4,457 ft (1358 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 24.3° West.
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WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR FABL 042000Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 // ///////// 01/M02 Q1027
TAF FABL 041600Z 0418/0518 VRB03KT CAVOK TX18/0512Z TNM03/0505Z
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