// Station · 47m ago

SAWC

El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 5,000 ft

T/Td 3°C / 1°C

ALTIM 30.24 inHg

WX VCSH

ELEV 669 FT

50.2820°S / 72.0540°W

LOCATION · El Calafate, AR

WIND

VRB2 kt

SAWC · 669 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN050

LAYERS

SCT020 BKN050

T / Td

3 / 1

ALTIM

30.24"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,000 ft. Light winds at variable/2 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 2,000 ft, and broken at 5,000 ft. Reported weather: VCSH. 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 SAWC 270900Z VRB02KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN050 03/01 Q1024

SAWC · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 5,000 ft · temp 3°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg · weather: VCSH

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

7 HDG 070° —CALM —— 8,366'

25 HDG 250° —CALM —— 8,366'

Pattern altitude: 1,669 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 -11°C

-1,000FT

-1,669 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV669 FT OAT+3°C ISA DELTA-11°C PRESSURE ALT350 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -1,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -1,669 ft above SAWC's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN050

Broken · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT020

Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL2,184 ft VFR MARGIN+2,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

12:32ZSUNRISE

16:46ZSOLAR NOON

21:01ZSUNSET

21:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:47Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:38Z (11h 50m) DAY LENGTH8h 28m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE21:13Z MOONSET05:41Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

SAWG

LIFR

Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport · Rio Gallegos

WIND: 270° / 4 kt
VIS: 0.50 SM
CEILING: FEW002
DIST: 131 NM SE
AGE: 47m ago

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