Medium Regional Airport • Bucaramanga, SAN, CO
Elevation: 3,897 ft (1188 m) • 7.1265, -73.1848
Palonegro Airport (SKBG / BGA) is a medium regional airport serving Bucaramanga, SAN, CO, situated at an elevation of 3,897 ft (1188 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 9.5° West.
METAR SKBG 291200Z 16011KT 7000 BCFG FEW005 SCT030 20/19 Q1014
TAF SKBG 291055Z 2912/3012 VRB02KT 9999 SCT040 PROB40 TEMPO 2912/2914 6000 BCFG BKN005 TEMPO 2919/2923 33012KT PROB30 TEMPO 3000/3004 7000 SHRA BKN020CB TX24/2919Z TN19/3010Z
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