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// SANC · Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport · Catamarca

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SANC

Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 13 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 14°C / 7°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 1,522 FT
28.5931°S / 65.7512°W
LOCATION · Catamarca, AR
N
WIND
050°13 kt
SANC · 1,522 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/13
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
—
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW040
 
 
 
T / Td
14 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 050°/13 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 4,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR SANC 271200Z 05013KT 9999 FEW040 14/07 Q1016

SANC · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 050° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 4,000 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 13 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
050°13 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
02★ HDG 020° H11 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,186'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
20 HDG 200° T11 kt X6 kt LEFT —
Pattern altitude: 2,522 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +2°C

1,700FT
+178 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
3,000 2,150 1,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,522 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT1,440 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SACO (Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport, Cordoba, elev 1,604 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 8,593 FT FEW040 SANC ELEV · 1,522 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW040
Few · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL8,593 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-4)

11:06ZSUNRISE
16:21ZSOLAR NOON
21:36ZSUNSET
22:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:02Z (9h 01m) DAY LENGTH10h 30m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:53Z MOONSET06:23Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of SANC.

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