// Station · 54m ago

SAWG

Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport

CAT LIFR

WIND 140° / 2 kt

VIS 0.50 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td -3°C / -4°C

ALTIM 30.27 inHg

WX FZFG

ELEV 61 FT

51.6088°S / 69.3089°W

LOCATION · Rio Gallegos, AR

WIND

140°2 kt

SAWG · 61 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/2

VIS

0.50 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW002

T / Td

-3 / -4

ALTIM

30.27"

// Interpretation

LIFR — visibility 0.50 SM. Light winds at 140°/2 kt, visibility 0.50 SM, a few at 200 ft. Reported weather: FZFG. Reported weather: FZFG. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR SAWG 271000Z 14002KT 0800 R25/P2000N FZFG FEW002 M03/M04 Q1025 RMK PP000

SAWG · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 140° at 2 kt · visibility 0.50 SM · a few clouds at 200 ft · temp -3°C / dewpoint -4°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg · weather: FZFG

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

140°2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

7 HDG 070° —CALM —— 11,644'

25 HDG 250° —CALM —— 11,644'

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 -19°C

-2,500FT

-2,561 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV61 FT OAT-3°C ISA DELTA-19°C PRESSURE ALT-287 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -2,500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -2,561 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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW002

Few · base 200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL61 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:27ZSUNRISE

16:35ZSOLAR NOON

20:44ZSUNSET

21:23ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:23Z (10h 29m) DAY LENGTH8h 17m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:10Z MOONSET05:27Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of SAWG.

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