// Station · 57m ago

SCBA

Balmaceda Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 20,000 ft

T/Td 6°C / 4°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 1,722 FT

45.9160°S / 71.6895°W

LOCATION · Balmaceda, CL

WIND

120°9 kt

SCBA · 1,722 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN200

LAYERS

FEW020 BKN200

T / Td

6 / 4

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 20,000 ft. Moderate winds at 120°/9 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 2,000 ft, and broken at 20,000 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 271200Z 12009KT 9999 FEW020 BKN200 06/04 Q1020

SCBA · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 20,000 ft · temp 6°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

120°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

09★ HDG 090° H8 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,205'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

27 HDG 270° T8 kt X4 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 -6°C

800FT

-922 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,722 FT OAT+6°C ISA DELTA-6°C PRESSURE ALT1,521 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN200

Broken · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING20,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL4,752 ft VFR MARGIN+17,000 ft

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

12:14ZSUNRISE

16:45ZSOLAR NOON

21:15ZSUNSET

21:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:49Z (8h 52m) DAY LENGTH9h 01m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:01Z MOONSET06:03Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of SCBA.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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