// Station · 22m ago
SAWG
Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport
CAT IFR
WIND 250° / 9 kt
VIS 1.2 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td -7°C / -8°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
WX BR
ELEV 61 FT
51.6088°S / 69.3089°W
LOCATION · Rio Gallegos, AR
WIND
250°9 kt
SAWG · 61 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/9
VIS
1.2 SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW002
T / Td
-7 / -8
ALTIM
30.00"
// Interpretation
IFR conditions — visibility 1.2 SM. Moderate winds at 250°/9 kt, visibility 1.2 SM, a few at 200 ft. Reported weather: BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.
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SPECI SAWG 111401Z 25009KT 2000 BR FEW002 M07/M08 Q1016
SAWG · day 11 at 14:01 UTC · wind from 250° at 9 kt · visibility 1.2 SM · a few clouds at 200 ft · temp -7°C / dewpoint -8°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · weather: BR
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
250°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
25★
HDG 250°
H9 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 11,644'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
7
HDG 070°
T9 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,061 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 -22°C
-2,700FT
-2,761 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV61 FT
OAT-7°C
ISA DELTA-22°C
PRESSURE ALT-21 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -2,700 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's -2,761 ft above
SAWG'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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
12:40ZSUNRISE
16:43ZSOLAR NOON
20:47ZSUNSET
21:26ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:23Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 23m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:26Z (7h 03m)
DAY LENGTH8h 06m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE10:04Z
MOONSET18:11Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
SCCI
VFR
President Carlos Ibáñez International Airport · Punta Arenas
- WIND
- 270° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN200
- DIST
- 101 NM SW
- AGE
- 23m ago
SCNT
MVFR
→
VFR
22Z
Lieutenant Julio Gallardo Airport · Puerto Natales
- WIND
- 310° / 2 kt
- VIS
- 3.1 SM
- CEILING
- SCT001
- DIST
- 120 NM W
- AGE
- 23m ago
SAWC
MVFR
El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport · El Calafate
- WIND
- 020° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN011
- DIST
- 131 NM NW
- AGE
- 23m ago
SAWE
MVFR
→
VFR
21Z
Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport · Rio Grande
- WIND
- 220° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN025
- DIST
- 142 NM SE
- AGE
- 23m ago
// Area map · 160 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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