// Station · 17m ago

SCCF

El Loa Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 110° / 18 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 14°C / -23°C

ALTIM 30.36 inHg

ELEV 7,543 FT

22.4982°S / 68.9036°W

LOCATION · Calama, CL

WIND

110°18 kt

SCCF · 7,543 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/18

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

14 / -23

ALTIM

30.36"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 110°/18 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 SCCF 111400Z 11018KT CAVOK 14/M23 Q1028

SCCF · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 110° at 18 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 14°C / dewpoint -23°C · altimeter 30.36" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 18 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

110°18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

10★ HDG 100° H18 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,974'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

28 HDG 280° T18 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 8,543 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 +13°C

8,700FT

+1,157 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV7,543 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT7,106 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 8,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,157 ft above SCCF's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+87%

-61%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+61%

-39%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+35%

-26%

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 LEVEL14,614 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:16ZSUNRISE

16:42ZSOLAR NOON

22:07ZSUNSET

22:31ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:31Z (8h 13m) DAY LENGTH10h 50m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:41Z MOONSET19:31Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

SCFA

VFR → MVFR 21Z

Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport · Antofagasta

WIND: 020° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW021
DIST: 102 NM SW
AGE: 17m ago

SCDA

MVFR

Diego Aracena International Airport · Iquique

WIND: 050° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC024
DIST: 138 NM NW
AGE: 17m ago

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