// 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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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
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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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
// 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.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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