Medium Regional Airport • Balmaceda, AI, CL
Elevation: 1,722 ft (525 m) • -45.9160, -71.6895
Balmaceda Airport (SCBA / BBA) is a medium regional airport serving Balmaceda, AI, CL, situated at an elevation of 1,722 ft (525 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 8.9° East.
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CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SCBA 252000Z 32010KT 9999 FEW030 OVC150 06/03 Q1004
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