Medium Regional Airport • Petrolina, PE, Brazil
Elevation: 1,263 ft (385 m) • -9.3624, -40.5691
Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (SBPL / PNZ) is a medium regional airport serving Petrolina, PE, Brazil, situated at an elevation of 1,263 ft (385 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 22.2° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SBPL 250300Z 10007KT CAVOK 25/17 Q1016
TAF SBPL 250015Z 2506/2606 10010KT 6000 BKN020 TN22/2509Z TX32/2518Z BECMG 2509/2511 08010KT 9999 SCT025 BECMG 2515/2517 8000 BKN025 BECMG 2521/2523 12010KT CAVOK BECMG 2602/2604 08010KT 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