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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
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
1,100 750 400
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,751 FT BKN024 · CEILING SCDA ELEV · 155 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN024
Broken · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING2,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL9,751 ft VFR MARGIN-600 ft

// 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)

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