Large International Airport • Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Elevation: 28 ft (9 m) • -22.8100, -43.2506
Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (SBGL / GIG) is a large international airport serving Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, situated at an elevation of 28 ft (9 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 23.0° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SBGL 250900Z 27005KT 7000 3000SW -DZ FEW004 BKN006 BKN018 19/17 Q1021
TAF SBGL 250826Z 2512/2618 26015KT 7000 SCT010 TX26/2518Z TN18/2609Z BECMG 2513/2515 5000 RA BR BKN010 OVC030 BECMG 2517/2519 04005KT BKN020 TEMPO 2520/2523 6000 RA BKN014 OVC035 PROB30 TEMPO 2608/2612 26005KT 4000 BR BKN010 BECMG 2614/2616 24015KT 2000 RA BKN015 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