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.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
SPECI TKPK 231128Z 07021KT 9999 FEW012 BKN038 24/24 Q1018
TAF TKPK 231100Z 2312/2412 09015KT 9999 SCT020 PROB40 TEMPO 2312/2318 09015G25KT
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