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 250300Z 19006KT 9999 FEW040 23/22 Q1014
TAF SBNT 242015Z 2500/2512 17010KT 9999 FEW020 TN24/2508Z TX26/2512Z PROB30 TEMPO 2503/2510 7000 SCT017 BECMG 2510/2512 15016KT RMK PGB
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