// Station · 9m ago
SCDA
Diego Aracena International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 20°C / 12°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 155 FT
20.5363°S / 70.1814°W
LOCATION · Iquique, CL
WIND
280°8 kt
SCDA · 155 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/8
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT026
T / Td
20 / 12
ALTIM
29.88"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 280°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,600 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR SCDA 111800Z 28008KT 9999 SCT026 20/12 Q1012
SCDA · day 11 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 280° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,600 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
280°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
01★
HDG 010°
H0 kt
X8 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 10,991'
19
HDG 190°
H0 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
Pattern altitude: 1,155 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
800FT
+645 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV155 FT
OAT+20°C
ISA DELTA+5°C
PRESSURE ALT191 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at SCFA
(Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport, Antofagasta, elev 455 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
11:18ZSUNRISE
16:47ZSOLAR NOON
22:16ZSUNSET
22:40ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:09Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 06m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:40Z (4h 30m)
DAY LENGTH10h 57m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE08:50Z
MOONSET19:48Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)
SCAR
VFR
Chacalluta International Airport · Arica
- WIND
- 240° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT025
- DIST
- 132 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
SCCF
VFR
El Loa Airport · Calama
- WIND
- 270° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 138 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
SPTN
VFR
Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport · Tacna
- WIND
- 230° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 149 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
SCFA
VFR
Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport · Antofagasta
- WIND
- 180° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW017
- DIST
- 175 NM S
- AGE
- 9m ago
SPLO
MVFR
General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport · Ilo
- WIND
- 200° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN025
- DIST
- 183 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 200 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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