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// 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
N
WIND
110°18 kt
SCCF · 7,543 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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
N
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
10,400 8,850 7,300
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,614 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 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)

// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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