Medium Regional Airport • Macapá, AP, Brazil
Elevation: 56 ft (17 m) • 0.0507, -51.0722
Macapá - Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (SBMQ / MCP) is a medium regional airport serving Macapá, AP, Brazil, situated at an elevation of 56 ft (17 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 19.6° West.
METAR SBMQ 292000Z 06011KT 9999 SCT020 SCT100 30/26 Q1007
TAF SBMQ 291451Z 2918/3018 07010KT 7000 SCT030 FEW035TCU TX32/2918Z TN25/3009Z TEMPO 2921/2923 09005KT TS SCT025 FEW035CB TEMPO 3001/3011 36005KT 4000 RA BR BKN008 BECMG 3012/3014 07008KT BKN025 BECMG 3016/3018 07010KT SCT030 FEW035TCU 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