Medium Regional Airport • Brest, BRE, France
Elevation: 325 ft (99 m) • 48.4479, -4.4185
Brest Bretagne airport (LFRB / BES) is a medium regional airport serving Brest, BRE, France, situated at an elevation of 325 ft (99 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.1° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR LFRB 041930Z AUTO 35008KT 320V020 9999 OVC006 17/15 Q1030 NOSIG
TAF LFRB 041700Z 0418/0524 34010KT CAVOK BECMG 0418/0420 BKN008 BECMG 0422/0424 VRB05KT PROB40 TEMPO 0422/0506 2000 BR BKN002 BECMG 0506/0508 CAVOK BECMG 0514/0516 02010KT BECMG 0522/0524 VRB05KT
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