// Station · 11m ago

SCAT

Desierto de Atacama Airport

CAT LIFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 0.43 SM

CEILING OVC at 300 ft

T/Td 10°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

WX FG

ELEV 670 FT

27.2612°S / 70.7792°W

LOCATION · Copiapo, CL

WIND

VRB2 kt

SCAT · 670 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

0.43 SM

CEILING

OVC003

LAYERS

OVC003

T / Td

10 / 10

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 300 ft. Light winds at variable/2 kt, visibility 0.43 SM, overcast at 300 ft. Reported weather: FG. Reported weather: FG. 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 SCAT 111400Z VRB02KT 0700 R17/0900N FG OVC003 10/10 Q1015

SCAT · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 0.43 SM · overcast at 300 ft · temp 10°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · weather: FG

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

17 HDG 170° —CALM —— 7,218'

35 HDG 350° —CALM —— 7,218'

Pattern altitude: 1,670 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 -4°C

200FT

-470 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV670 FT OAT+10°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT617 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SCRA (Chañaral Airport, Chañaral, elev 97 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+2%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-1%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+1%

-1%

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)

OVC003

Overcast · base 300 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,721 ft VFR MARGIN-2,700 ft

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

11:33ZSUNRISE

16:49ZSOLAR NOON

22:05ZSUNSET

22:30ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:30Z (8h 19m) DAY LENGTH10h 31m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:57Z MOONSET19:29Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of SCAT.

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