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 171300Z AUTO 28011KT 250V320 9999 FEW042 BKN100 29/18 Q1016 TEMPO 4000 SHRA BKN060TCU
Observed 17 min ago
Wind
280° (W) at 11kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 4,200ft, Broken at 10,000ft
Temperature
29°C / 18°C dew
Humidity
52%
QNH
1016 hPa
TAF LFBG 170800Z 1709/1809 27008KT 9999 BKN030 PROB40 TEMPO 1712/1714 4000 SHRA BKN060TCU PROB40 1804/1806 BKN004
- Fri 09:00Z to Sat 09:00ZPrevailingMVFR
- Wind 270° (W) at 8kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: broken at 3,000ft
- Fri 12:00Z to Fri 14:00Z40% temporaryIFR
- Visibility 4000 m
- Rain showers
- Cloud: broken at 6,000ft
- Sat 04:00Z to Sat 06:00Z40% probableLIFR
- Cloud: broken at 400ft
Sunrise
04:29Z
Sunset
19:47Z
Daylight
15h 19m
Pressure alt
20 ft
Density alt
1,705 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.