Medium Regional Airport • Broken Hill, NSW, Australia
Elevation: 958 ft (292 m) • -32.0014, 141.4720
Broken Hill Airport (YBHI / BHQ) is a medium regional airport serving Broken Hill, NSW, Australia, situated at an elevation of 958 ft (292 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 8.5° East. The airport has 4 runways, with the longest measuring 8,251 feet.
| Designator | Length | Width | Surface | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 8,251 ft | 98 ft | Asphalt | 56° |
| 14 | 3,281 ft | 98 ft | SAN | 143° |
| 23 | 8,251 ft | 98 ft | Asphalt | 236° |
| 32 | 3,281 ft | 98 ft | SAN | 323° |
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