// Station · 19m ago

SCBA

Balmaceda Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 300° / 22 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 7°C / -1°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 1,722 FT

45.9160°S / 71.6895°W

LOCATION · Balmaceda, CL

WIND

300°22 kt

SCBA · 1,722 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

300°/22

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

7 / -1

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with strong winds at 300°/22 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 111900Z 30022KT CAVOK 07/M01 Q1015

SCBA · day 11 at 19:00 UTC · wind from 300° at 22 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 7°C / dewpoint -1°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 22 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

300°22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

27★ HDG 270° H19 kt X11 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,205'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

09 HDG 090° T19 kt X11 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 -5°C

1,100FT

-622 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,722 FT OAT+7°C ISA DELTA-5°C PRESSURE ALT1,669 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SCCC (Chile Chico Airport, Chile Chico, elev 1,070 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL5,257 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:26ZSUNRISE

16:53ZSOLAR NOON

21:19ZSUNSET

21:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:53Z (2h 34m) DAY LENGTH8h 53m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE10:01Z MOONSET18:54Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of SCBA.

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