Medium Regional Airport • Aracaju, SE, Brazil
Elevation: 139 ft (42 m) • -10.9840, -37.0703
Aracaju - Santa Maria International Airport (SBAR / AJU) is a medium regional airport serving Aracaju, SE, Brazil, situated at an elevation of 139 ft (42 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 22.4° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SBAR 250400Z 07007KT 9999 SCT025 BKN040 23/22 Q1015
TAF SBAR 250015Z 2506/2606 12005KT 8000 SCT025 TN22/2508Z TX27/2516Z TEMPO 2507/2513 4000 SHRA BKN012 FEW020TCU BECMG 2513/2516 SCT022 FEW030TCU BECMG 2520/2522 9999 SCT022 BECMG 2604/2606 13012KT 8000 BKN022 RMK PGY
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