METAR & TAF for Cognac-Châteaubernard (BA 709) Air Base
Live aviation weather for LFBG, decoded in plain English. Elevation 102ft, runways 05/23, 08/26.
METAR LFBG 152030Z AUTO 19001KT CAVOK 19/17 Q1022 NOSIG
Observed 13 min ago
Wind
190° (S) at 1kt
Visibility
CAVOK
Temperature
19°C / 17°C dew
Humidity
88%
QNH
1022 hPa
TAF LFBG 151400Z 1515/1615 15006KT CAVOK BECMG 1602/1604 0800 FG BECMG 1606/1608 9999 NSW BKN002 BECMG 1608/1609 BKN007 BECMG 1610/1612 BKN016 TEMPO 1611/1615 4000 -RA
- Thu 15:00Z to Fri 02:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 150° (SSE) at 6kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: no significant cloud
- Fri 02:00Z to Fri 06:00ZBecomingLIFR
- Wind 150° (SSE) at 6kt
- Visibility 800 m
- Fog
- Cloud: no significant cloud
- Fri 06:00Z to Fri 08:00ZBecomingLIFR
- Wind 150° (SSE) at 6kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: broken at 200ft
- Fri 08:00Z to Fri 10:00ZBecomingIFR
- Wind 150° (SSE) at 6kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: broken at 700ft
- Fri 10:00Z to Fri 15:00ZBecomingMVFR
- Wind 150° (SSE) at 6kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: broken at 1,600ft
- Fri 11:00Z to Fri 15:00ZTemporaryIFR
- Visibility 4000 m
- Light rain
Sunrise
06:18Z
Sunset
17:18Z
Daylight
11h 0m
Pressure alt
-160 ft
Density alt
282 ft
Common questions
Does Cognac-Châteaubernard (BA 709) Air Base (LFBG) issue a METAR?
Yes. Cognac-Châteaubernard (BA 709) Air Base issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. The latest is shown above.
What is a personal minima?
Your own line in the sand: the cloudbase, visibility, wind, crosswind and gust limits you will not fly below. Threshold stores yours and checks live weather against them, so the go/no-go call is yours, made once, not guessed every time.
Where does this weather come from?
Live METAR and TAF from public aviation weather feeds, updated about every 10 minutes. Always confirm against your official pre-flight brief.