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.
METAR TJBQ 281050Z 13003KT 10SM BKN037 24/24 A2999
TAF TJBQ 281128Z 2812/2912 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 SCT060 FM281400 VRB04KT P6SM FEW030 FM281700 05008KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS SCT025CB BKN040 BKN060 FM282200 08005KT P6SM -RA SCT040
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