Large International Airport • Gaborone, GA, BW
Elevation: 3,299 ft (1006 m) • -24.5552, 25.9182
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (FBSK / GBE) is a large international airport serving Gaborone, GA, BW, situated at an elevation of 3,299 ft (1006 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 17.2° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR FBSK 041900Z 18002KT CAVOK 07/01 Q1025 NOSIG
TAF FBSK 041600Z 0418/0524 26002KT CAVOK BECMG 0509/0511 08003KT
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