Small General Aviation Airport • Niquelândia, GO, Brazil
Elevation: 2,756 ft (840 m) • -14.4349, -48.4916
Niquelândia Airport (SWNQ / NQL) is a small general aviation airport serving Niquelândia, GO, Brazil, situated at an elevation of 2,756 ft (840 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 21.9° West.
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