// 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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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
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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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
// 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)
// Area map · 180 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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