Medium Regional Airport • Natal, RN, Brazil
Elevation: 171 ft (52 m) • -5.9114, -35.2477
Natal Air Force Base (SBNT) is a medium regional airport serving Natal, RN, Brazil, situated at an elevation of 171 ft (52 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 20.4° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SBNT 011300Z 13013KT 9000 VCSH SCT019 FEW030TCU BKN033 BKN060 28/23 Q1016
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