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.
METAR SCBA 301100Z COR 29014KT 9999 -RA FEW020 OVC045 03/02 Q1000
TAF SCBA 301026Z 3012/0112 30018KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050 TN03/3012Z TX06/3018Z TEMPO 3013/3015 -SHRA SCT020 BKN050 BECMG 3017/3019 8000 -RA BKN020 OVC040 BECMG 0100/0102 9999 NSW FEW050
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