// Station · 11m ago

SCEL

Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 11 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING OVC at 8,000 ft

T/Td 18°C / 9°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 1,555 FT

33.3930°S / 70.7858°W

LOCATION · Santiago, CL

WIND

210°11 kt

SCEL · 1,555 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/11

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

OVC080

LAYERS

SCT050 OVC080

T / Td

18 / 9

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,000 ft. Moderate winds at 210°/11 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 5,000 ft, and overcast at 8,000 ft. 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 SCEL 251800Z 21011KT 190V250 9999 SCT050 OVC080 18/09 Q1013 WS ALL RWY NOSIG

SCEL · day 25 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 210° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 5,000 ft · overcast at 8,000 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 11 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

210°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17L★ HDG 170° H8 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 12,303'

17R HDG 170° H8 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 64%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

35R HDG 350° T8 kt X7 kt LEFT —

35L HDG 350° T8 kt X7 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,555 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 +6°C

2,300FT

+745 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV1,555 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT1,561 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SCTB (Eulogio Sánchez Airport, Santiago, elev 2,129 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC080

Overcast · base 8,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT050

Scattered · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,646 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

11:11ZSUNRISE

16:46ZSOLAR NOON

22:22ZSUNSET

22:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:47Z (4h 36m) DAY LENGTH11h 10m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE21:17Z MOONSET08:28Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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