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// SCCF · El Loa Airport · Calama

// Station · 54m ago

SCCF

El Loa Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 11°C / -5°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 7,543 FT
22.4982°S / 68.9036°W
LOCATION · Calama, CL
N
WIND
250°10 kt
SCCF · 7,543 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/10
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
11 / -5
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.21"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 250°/10 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 130100Z 25010KT CAVOK 11/M05 Q1023

SCCF · day 13 at 01:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 11°C / dewpoint -5°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
250°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
28★ HDG 280° H9 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,974'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
10 HDG 100° T9 kt X5 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 +10°C

8,500FT
+957 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV7,543 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT7,254 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 8,500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +957 ft above SCCF's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+85%
-60%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+60%
-38%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+34%
-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. 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,099 FT SCCF ELEV · 7,543 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,099 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:07ZSUNRISE
16:23ZSOLAR NOON
22:39ZSUNSET
23:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:01Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 31m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE11:29Z MOONSET00:01Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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