// Station · 49m ago

SCAT

Desierto de Atacama Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 150° / 6 kt

VIS 1.2 SM

CEILING OVC at 1,100 ft

T/Td 13°C / 11°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 670 FT

27.2612°S / 70.7792°W

LOCATION · Copiapo, CL

WIND

150°6 kt

SCAT · 670 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/6

VIS

1.2 SM

CEILING

OVC011

LAYERS

OVC011

T / Td

13 / 11

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 1.2 SM. Light winds at 150°/6 kt, visibility 1.2 SM, overcast at 1,100 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 SCAT 271100Z AUTO 15006KT //// R17/P2000N OVC011/// 13/11 Q1014

SCAT · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 150° at 6 kt · visibility 1.2 SM · overcast at 1,100 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

150°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,218'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

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 -1°C

600FT

-70 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV670 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT647 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SCSE (La Florida Airport, La Serena-Coquimbo, elev 481 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+6%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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)

OVC011

Overcast · base 1,100 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL7,236 ft VFR MARGIN-1,900 ft

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

11:24ZSUNRISE

16:41ZSOLAR NOON

21:59ZSUNSET

22:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:24Z (10h 35m) DAY LENGTH10h 35m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:08Z MOONSET06:44Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

SCSE

MVFR

La Florida Airport · La Serena-Coquimbo

WIND: 120° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC018
DIST: 161 NM S
AGE: 49m ago

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