Large International Airport • Balikpapan, KI, ID
Elevation: 12 ft (4 m) • -1.2683, 116.8945
Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport (WALL / BPN) is a large international airport serving Balikpapan, KI, ID, situated at an elevation of 12 ft (4 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.1° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR WALL 042030Z 28003KT 250V330 9000 FEW020 26/25 Q1011
TAF WALL 041700Z 0418/0518 23006KT 9000 FEW020
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