Medium Regional Airport • Francistown, FR, BW
Elevation: 3,283 ft (1001 m) • -21.1591, 27.4685
P G Matante Intl (FBPM / FRW) is a medium regional airport serving Francistown, FR, BW, situated at an elevation of 3,283 ft (1001 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 12.8° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR FBPM 041900Z 11008KT CAVOK 15/10 Q1025
TAF FBPM 041600Z 0418/0518 12006KT CAVOK BECMG 0504/0506 0600 FG BECMG 0508/0510 CAVOK
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