Medium Regional Airport • Barranquilla, ATL, CO
Elevation: 98 ft (30 m) • 10.8896, -74.7808
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (SKBQ / BAQ) is a medium regional airport serving Barranquilla, ATL, CO, situated at an elevation of 98 ft (30 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 8.8° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SKBQ 241000Z 04011KT CAVOK 27/22 Q1009
TAF SKBQ 240455Z 2406/2506 03004KT CAVOK BECMG 2411/2412 FEW030 TX32/2419Z TN26/2410Z
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