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// 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
N
WIND
300°22 kt
SCBA · 1,722 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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
N
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
1,500 0 -1,500
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 5,257 FT SCBA ELEV · 1,722 FT
// 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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