// Station · 14m ago
SCCF
El Loa Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21°C / -23°C
ALTIM 30.33 inHg
ELEV 7,543 FT
22.4982°S / 68.9036°W
LOCATION · Calama, CL
WIND
080°8 kt
SCCF · 7,543 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/8
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
21 / -23
ALTIM
30.33"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 080°/8 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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METAR SCCF 111600Z 08008KT CAVOK 21/M23 Q1027
SCCF · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 080° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint -23°C · altimeter 30.33" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 080° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
080°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
10★
HDG 100°
H8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 9,974'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
28
HDG 280°
T8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
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 +20°C
9,600FT
+2,057 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV7,543 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+20°C
PRESSURE ALT7,136 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 9,600 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +2,057 ft above
SCCF's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+96%
-67%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+67%
-43%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+38%
-29%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
11:16ZSUNRISE
16:42ZSOLAR NOON
22:07ZSUNSET
22:31ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:14Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 53m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:31Z (6h 17m)
DAY LENGTH10h 50m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:44Z
MOONSET19:35Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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