Assessing wind conditions is daily business for pilots. Most of the time, the wind values are easily within limits, but sometimes they get close to the maximum permissible. It is on those occasions that we need to have a clear understanding of the aeronautical wind reports. In this article, we will look at the aerodrome surface wind and how it is reported.

This article aims to make the content of PANS-OPS and ICAO PBN manual more accessible, covering error budgets and obstacle clearance of PBN.