Medium Regional Airport • Aguadilla, PR
Elevation: 237 ft (72 m) • 18.4949, -67.1294
Rafael Hernández International Airport (TJBQ / BQN) is a medium regional airport serving Aguadilla, PR, situated at an elevation of 237 ft (72 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 13.3° West.
TAF TJBQ 230532Z 2306/2406 10010KT P6SM FEW030 FEW050 FM231400 09015G21KT P6SM FEW030 FEW050 FM231800 08020G28KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 FM232200 09015KT P6SM VCSH FEW030 SCT050 AMD NOT SKED TIL 231100
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