// Station · 57m ago
SCDA
Diego Aracena International Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 120° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 2,400 ft
T/Td 19°C / 12°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 155 FT
20.5363°S / 70.1814°W
LOCATION · Iquique, CL
WIND
120°8 kt
SCDA · 155 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/8
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
BKN024
LAYERS
BKN024
T / Td
19 / 12
ALTIM
29.88"
// Interpretation
MVFR — ceiling 2,400 ft. Moderate winds at 120°/8 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 2,400 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.
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METAR SCDA 271200Z 12008KT 090V150 9999 BKN024 19/12 Q1012
SCDA · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 2,400 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
120°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
19★
HDG 190°
H3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 10,991'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
01
HDG 010°
T3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
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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 +4°C
700FT
+545 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV155 FT
OAT+19°C
ISA DELTA+4°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
+7%
-5%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+5%
-3%
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)
11:09ZSUNRISE
16:39ZSOLAR NOON
22:09ZSUNSET
22:33ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:57Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 12m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:33Z (9h 36m)
DAY LENGTH11h 00m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE19:56Z
MOONSET06:56Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)
SCAR
MVFR
→
VFR
16Z
Chacalluta International Airport · Arica
- WIND
- 110° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC025
- DIST
- 132 NM N
- AGE
- 57m ago
SCCF
VFR
El Loa Airport · Calama
- WIND
- 110° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 138 NM SE
- AGE
- 57m ago
SPTN
MVFR
→
VFR
16Z
Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport · Tacna
- WIND
- 290° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC022
- DIST
- 149 NM N
- AGE
- 57m ago
SCFA
IFR
→
VFR
14Z
Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport · Antofagasta
- WIND
- 200° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN009
- DIST
- 175 NM S
- AGE
- 57m ago
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