Medium Regional Airport • Basseterre, KN
Elevation: 170 ft (52 m) • 17.3112, -62.7187
Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (TKPK / SKB) is a medium regional airport serving Basseterre, KN, situated at an elevation of 170 ft (52 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 14.8° West.
METAR TKPK 281700Z 12009KT 9999 FEW024 30/22 Q1016
TAF TKPK 281100Z 2812/2912 11007KT 9999 SCT018 SCT038
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