Medium Regional Airport • Guaratinguetá, SP, Brazil
Elevation: 1,761 ft (537 m) • -22.7916, -45.2048
Edu Chaves Field (SBGW / GUJ) is a medium regional airport serving Guaratinguetá, SP, Brazil, situated at an elevation of 1,761 ft (537 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 22.4° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SBGW 250900Z 25004KT 210V280 3000 -RA BR SCT003 BKN013 OVC018 14/11 Q1022
TAF SBGW 250300Z 2506/2518 25005KT 4000 -DZ BR BKN008 OVC015 TX18/2506Z TN15/2518Z TEMPO 2515/2518 4000 -RA SCT013 BKN025 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