Large International Airport • Manama, 15, BH
Elevation: 6 ft (2 m) • 26.2673, 50.6376
Bahrain International Airport (OBBI / BAH) is a large international airport serving Manama, 15, BH, situated at an elevation of 6 ft (2 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 2.9° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR OBBI 042130Z 19004KT 170V230 CAVOK 34/23 Q0997 NOSIG
TAF OBBI 041700Z 0418/0600 04007KT 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