// Station · 12m ago

SCFA

Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 360° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 19°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 455 FT

23.4453°S / 70.4452°W

LOCATION · Antofagasta, CL

WIND

360°4 kt

SCFA · 455 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

360°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

19 / 10

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 360°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 SCFA 111600Z 36004KT 260V060 CAVOK 19/10 Q1014 NOSIG

SCFA · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 360° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 19°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

360°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

01 HDG 010° —CALM —— 9,186'

19 HDG 190° —CALM —— 9,186'

Pattern altitude: 1,455 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 +5°C

1,000FT

+545 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV455 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT432 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SCHA (Chamonate Airport, Copiapo, elev 984 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+10%

-7%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+7%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,051 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:24ZSUNRISE

16:48ZSOLAR NOON

22:11ZSUNSET

22:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:36Z (6h 23m) DAY LENGTH10h 46m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:52Z MOONSET19:39Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

SCCF

VFR

El Loa Airport · Calama

WIND: 080° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 102 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

SCDA

VFR → MVFR 23Z

Diego Aracena International Airport · Iquique

WIND: 280° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT025
DIST: 175 NM N
AGE: 12m ago

// Area map · 180 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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