// Station · 13m ago

SCFA

Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 16°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 455 FT

23.4453°S / 70.4452°W

LOCATION · Antofagasta, CL

WIND

020°4 kt

SCFA · 455 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW021

T / Td

16 / 10

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 020°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,100 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 SCFA 111400Z 02004KT 340V070 9999 FEW021 16/10 Q1015 NOSIG

SCFA · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 020° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,100 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

020°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 +2°C

600FT

+145 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV455 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT402 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SCAT (Desierto de Atacama Airport, Copiapo, elev 670 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+6%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW021

Few · base 2,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL8,536 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:24ZSUNRISE

16:48ZSOLAR NOON

22:11ZSUNSET

22:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:36Z (8h 22m) DAY LENGTH10h 46m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:48Z MOONSET19:35Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

SCCF

VFR

El Loa Airport · Calama

WIND: 110° / 18 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 102 NM NE
AGE: 13m ago

SCDA

MVFR

Diego Aracena International Airport · Iquique

WIND: 050° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC024
DIST: 175 NM N
AGE: 13m ago

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