Medium Regional Airport • Brest, BR, BY
Elevation: 468 ft (143 m) • 52.1083, 23.8981
Brest Airport (UMBB / BQT) is a medium regional airport serving Brest, BR, BY, situated at an elevation of 468 ft (143 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 7.6° East.
TAF UMBB 041400Z 0415/0424 27004G09MPS 8000 BKN020 TEMPO 0415/0420 29007G12MPS 3100 -TSRA BKN011 BKN016CB TEMPO 0420/0424 26004MPS
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