Large International Airport • Salvador, BA, Brazil
Elevation: 64 ft (20 m) • -12.9086, -38.3225
Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SBSV / SSA) is a large international airport serving Salvador, BA, Brazil, situated at an elevation of 64 ft (20 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 23.0° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SBSV 250500Z 10007KT 9999 SCT023 25/21 Q1016
TAF SBSV 250430Z 2506/2606 10008KT 9999 FEW025 TN23/2508Z TX27/2517Z PROB30 2506/2510 30003KT 8000 SCT020 BECMG 2510/2512 12008KT SCT020 FEW023TCU BECMG 2515/2517 SCT023 RMK PHG
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