Medium Regional Airport • Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Elevation: 11 ft (3 m) • -29.9947, -51.1666
Salgado Filho International Airport (SBPA / POA) is a medium regional airport serving Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, situated at an elevation of 11 ft (3 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 17.7° West.
METAR SBPA 300700Z 29002KT 8000 FEW010 12/11 Q1016
TAF SBPA 300300Z 3006/0106 32005KT CAVOK TN11/3009Z TX25/3018Z PROB40 3008/3010 4000 BR NSC BECMG 3014/3016 12008KT RMK PFR
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