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// Station · 15m ago

SAWC

El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 020° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 1,100 ft
T/Td -2°C / -4°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 669 FT
50.2820°S / 72.0540°W
LOCATION · El Calafate, AR
N
WIND
020°4 kt
SAWC · 669 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/4
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN011
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT008 BKN011
 
 
 
T / Td
-2 / -4
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,100 ft. Light winds at 020°/4 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 800 ft, and broken at 1,100 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR SAWC 111400Z 02004KT 330V070 9999 SCT008 BKN011 M02/M04 Q1017

SAWC · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 020° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 800 ft · broken layer at 1,100 ft · temp -2°C / dewpoint -4°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
020°4 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 -16°C

-1,400FT
-2,069 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV669 FT OAT-2°C ISA DELTA-16°C PRESSURE ALT557 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -1,400 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -2,069 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 669 FT SCT008 BKN011 · CEILING SAWC ELEV · 669 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN011
Broken · base 1,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
SCT008
Scattered · base 800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING1,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL669 ft VFR MARGIN-1,900 ft

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

12:45ZSUNRISE
16:54ZSOLAR NOON
21:04ZSUNSET
21:42ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:42Z (7h 26m) DAY LENGTH8h 18m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:09Z MOONSET18:28Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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