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.
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WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SBSM 011500Z 12005KT 9999 BKN020 BKN040 20/16 Q1016
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