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.
TAF SCBA 251656Z 2518/2618 30015KT 9999 BKN035 TX07/2518Z TN03/2606Z
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