Medium Regional Airport • Pelotas, RS, Brazil
Elevation: 59 ft (18 m) • -31.7173, -52.3280
João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport (SBPK / PET) is a medium regional airport serving Pelotas, RS, Brazil, situated at an elevation of 59 ft (18 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 16.2° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SBPK 251400Z 35002KT CAVOK 14/05 Q1024
TAF SBPK 250900Z 2512/2612 33003KT 9999 SCT015 TX17/2517Z TN08/2609Z BECMG 2514/2516 27008KT SCT035 BECMG 2519/2521 33008KT CAVOK BECMG 2606/2608 9999 SCT020 RMK PEH
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