Medium Regional Airport • Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Elevation: 110 ft (34 m) • -22.8751, -43.3847
Campo Délio Jardim de Mattos Airport (SBAF) is a medium regional airport serving Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, situated at an elevation of 110 ft (34 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 22.9° West.
TAF SBAF 250300Z 2506/2518 21004KT 4000 -RA BKN006 BKN014 TN18/2509Z TX20/2515Z BECMG 2513/2514 17008KT 8000 -RA SCT009 OVC022 RMK P FM
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