Medium Regional Airport • Recife, PE, Brazil
Elevation: 33 ft (10 m) • -8.1260, -34.9233
Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (SBRF / REC) is a medium regional airport serving Recife, PE, Brazil, situated at an elevation of 33 ft (10 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 21.1° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
SPECI SBRF 011223Z 13006KT 8000 VCSH SCT014 BKN025 OVC060 26/24 Q1017
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