Medium Regional Airport • Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
Elevation: 287 ft (87 m) • -29.7114, -53.6882
Santa Maria Airport (SBSM / RIA) is a medium regional airport serving Santa Maria, RS, Brazil, situated at an elevation of 287 ft (87 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 16.3° West.
TAF SBSM 292100Z 3000/3012 03004KT 8000 FEW015 TN10/3010Z TX14/3011Z PROB40 3004/3009 2000 BR BECMG 3009/3011 CAVOK RMK PAB
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