// Station · 8m ago

SAZM

Ástor Piazzola International Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 140° / 10 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 900 ft

T/Td 10°C / 9°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 72 FT

37.9342°S / 57.5733°W

LOCATION · Mar del Plata, AR

WIND

140°10 kt

SAZM · 72 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/10

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN009

LAYERS

BKN009 BKN100

T / Td

10 / 9

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 900 ft. Moderate winds at 140°/10 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 900 ft, and broken at 10,000 ft. 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 SAZM 111500Z 14010KT 9999 BKN009 BKN100 10/09 Q1019

SAZM · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 140° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 900 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 10°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

140°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

13★ HDG 130° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,218'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

31 HDG 310° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,072 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 -5°C

-700FT

-772 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV72 FT OAT+10°C ISA DELTA-5°C PRESSURE ALT-99 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -772 ft above SAZM'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)

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN009

Broken · base 900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL5,123 ft VFR MARGIN-2,100 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-4)

11:05ZSUNRISE

15:56ZSOLAR NOON

20:47ZSUNSET

21:16ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:16Z (6h 08m) DAY LENGTH9h 41m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:31Z MOONSET18:13Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of SAZM.

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