Medium Regional Airport • João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
Elevation: 217 ft (66 m) • -7.1487, -34.9506
Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (SBJP / JPA) is a medium regional airport serving João Pessoa, PB, Brazil, situated at an elevation of 217 ft (66 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 20.8° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SBJP 250400Z 19005KT 9999 FEW021 23/23 Q1014
TAF SBJP 250015Z 2506/2606 17010KT 8000 SCT022 TN22/2508Z TX26/2515Z PROB30 TEMPO 2506/2510 19005KT 6000 DZ SCT014 BKN025 BECMG 2510/2512 13016KT BECMG 2514/2516 9999 FEW030 BECMG 2521/2523 17010KT 5000 RA BKN017 FEW030TCU PROB30 TEMPO 2604/2606 6000 DZ SCT014 BKN025 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