Large International Airport • Gibraltar, GI
Elevation: 12 ft (4 m) • 36.1512, -5.3497
Gibraltar Airport (LXGB / GIB) is a large international airport serving Gibraltar, GI, situated at an elevation of 12 ft (4 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.1° East.
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CLOUD PROFILE
METAR LXGB 042020Z AUTO 09012KT 9999 NCD 24/19 Q1021
TAF LXGB 041619Z 0418/0422 10012KT 9999 FEW020
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