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// Station · 10m ago

SCEL

Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 230° / 3 kt
VIS 3.1 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 9°C / 2°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
WX HZ
ELEV 1,555 FT
33.3930°S / 70.7858°W
LOCATION · Santiago, CL
N
WIND
230°3 kt
SCEL · 1,555 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/3
 
 
 
VIS
3.1 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
9 / 2
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.91"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 3.1 SM. Light winds at 230°/3 kt, visibility 3.1 SM, no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: HZ. 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 SCEL 271400Z 23003KT 180V270 5000 HZ NSC 09/02 Q1013 NOSIG

SCEL · day 27 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 3 kt · visibility 3.1 SM · temp 9°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · weather: HZ

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
230°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
17L HDG 170° CALM 12,303'
35R HDG 350° CALM 12,303'
17R HDG 170° CALM 12,303'
35L HDG 350° CALM 12,303'
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 -3°C

1,200FT
-355 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT
4,000 1,900 -200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,555 FT OAT+9°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT1,561 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SCTO (Victoria Airport, Victoria, elev 1,148 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 6,100 FT SCEL ELEV · 1,555 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL6,100 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:36ZSUNRISE
16:41ZSOLAR NOON
21:46ZSUNSET
22:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:13Z (8h 02m) DAY LENGTH10h 09m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE20:26Z MOONSET06:36Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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