// Station · 18m ago

SCBA

Balmaceda Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 310° / 20 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 5°C / -2°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 1,722 FT

45.9160°S / 71.6895°W

LOCATION · Balmaceda, CL

WIND

310°20 kt

SCBA · 1,722 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/20

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT070

T / Td

5 / -2

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with strong winds at 310°/20 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 7,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR SCBA 111700Z 31020KT 9999 SCT070 05/M02 Q1016

SCBA · day 11 at 17:00 UTC · wind from 310° at 20 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 7,000 ft · temp 5°C / dewpoint -2°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 20 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

310°20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

27★ HDG 270° H15 kt X13 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,205'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

09 HDG 090° T15 kt X13 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,722 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 -7°C

800FT

-922 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,722 FT OAT+5°C ISA DELTA-7°C PRESSURE ALT1,640 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SCHR (Cochrane Airport, Cochrane, elev 643 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+8%

-6%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+6%

-4%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+3%

-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)

SCT070

Scattered · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL4,247 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:26ZSUNRISE

16:53ZSOLAR NOON

21:19ZSUNSET

21:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:53Z (4h 34m) DAY LENGTH8h 53m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE09:57Z MOONSET18:50Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of SCBA.

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