// Station · 18m ago
SCDA
Diego Aracena International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 19°C / 12°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 155 FT
20.5363°S / 70.1814°W
LOCATION · Iquique, CL
WIND
270°8 kt
SCDA · 155 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/8
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW025
T / Td
19 / 12
ALTIM
29.91"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 270°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR SCDA 111700Z 27008KT 9999 FEW025 19/12 Q1013
SCDA · day 11 at 17:00 UTC · wind from 270° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 270° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
270°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
19★
HDG 190°
H1 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 10,991'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
01
HDG 010°
T1 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
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
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV155 FT
OAT+19°C
ISA DELTA+4°C
PRESSURE ALT161 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)
11:18ZSUNRISE
16:47ZSOLAR NOON
22:16ZSUNSET
22:40ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:18Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 57m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:40Z (5h 21m)
DAY LENGTH10h 57m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE08:48Z
MOONSET19:46Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)
SCAR
MVFR
→
VFR
18Z
Chacalluta International Airport · Arica
- WIND
- 250° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN025
- DIST
- 132 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
SCCF
VFR
El Loa Airport · Calama
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 138 NM SE
- AGE
- 18m ago
SPTN
VFR
→
MVFR
23Z
Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport · Tacna
- WIND
- VRB / 1 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 149 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
SCFA
VFR
→
MVFR
21Z
Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport · Antofagasta
- WIND
- 180° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 175 NM S
- AGE
- 18m ago
SPLO
MVFR
General Jorge Fernandez Maldon Airport · Ilo
- WIND
- 220° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN026
- DIST
- 183 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
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