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// Station · 10m ago

SAWG

Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport
CAT IFR
WIND 250° / 8 kt
VIS 2.2 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td -5°C / -6°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
WX BR
ELEV 61 FT
51.6088°S / 69.3089°W
LOCATION · Rio Gallegos, AR
N
WIND
250°8 kt
SAWG · 61 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/8
 
 
 
VIS
2.2 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT002
 
 
 
T / Td
-5 / -6
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 2.2 SM. Moderate winds at 250°/8 kt, visibility 2.2 SM, scattered 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR SAWG 111500Z 25008KT 3500 BR SCT002 M05/M06 Q1016

SAWG · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 8 kt · visibility 2.2 SM · scattered layer at 200 ft · temp -5°C / dewpoint -6°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · weather: BR

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
250°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
25 HDG 250° H8 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 11,644'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
7 HDG 070° T8 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 -20°C

-2,400FT
-2,461 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
-1,100 -2,150 -3,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV61 FT OAT-5°C ISA DELTA-20°C PRESSURE ALT-21 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -2,400 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -2,461 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 61 FT SCT002 SAWG ELEV · 61 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT002
Scattered · base 200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL61 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:40ZSUNRISE
16:43ZSOLAR NOON
20:47ZSUNSET
21:26ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:26Z (6h 15m) DAY LENGTH8h 06m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:06Z MOONSET18:13Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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