Large International Airport • Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
Elevation: 83 ft (25 m) • -3.7758, -38.5322
Pinto Martins International Airport (SBFZ / FOR) is a large international airport serving Fortaleza, CE, Brazil, situated at an elevation of 83 ft (25 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 20.3° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SBFZ 250100Z 11009KT 9999 FEW022 27/23 Q1013
TAF SBFZ 250015Z 2506/2606 12015KT 9999 BKN020 TN25/2509Z TX30/2515Z BECMG 2510/2512 15015KT BECMG 2516/2518 11010KT SCT030 BECMG 2603/2605 14015KT BKN020 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