// Station · 21m ago

SCBA

Balmaceda Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 7 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING OVC at 4,000 ft

T/Td 6°C / 3°C

ALTIM 29.38 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 1,722 FT

45.9160°S / 71.6895°W

LOCATION · Balmaceda, CL

WIND

180°7 kt

SCBA · 1,722 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/7

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

OVC040

LAYERS

SCT015 OVC040

T / Td

6 / 3

ALTIM

29.38"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,000 ft. Light winds at 180°/7 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 1,500 ft, and overcast at 4,000 ft. Reported weather: light rain (-RA). 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 252000Z 18007KT 9999 -RA SCT015 OVC040 06/03 Q0995

SCBA · day 25 at 20:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,500 ft · overcast at 4,000 ft · temp 6°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 29.38" Hg · weather: light rain (-RA)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

180°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

09★ HDG 090° H0 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,205'

27 HDG 270° H0 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

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

1,700FT

-22 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV1,722 FT OAT+6°C ISA DELTA-5°C PRESSURE ALT2,260 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SCRG (La Independencia Airport, Rancagua, elev 1,610 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact ENHANCED

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC040

Overcast · base 4,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT015

Scattered · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL4,752 ft VFR MARGIN+1,000 ft

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

11:30ZSUNRISE

16:50ZSOLAR NOON

22:10ZSUNSET

22:40ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:40Z (2h 18m) DAY LENGTH10h 39m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE21:41Z MOONSET08:20Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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