// Station · 4m ago

SCFA

Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,400 ft

T/Td 19°C / 15°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 455 FT

23.4453°S / 70.4452°W

LOCATION · Antofagasta, CL

WIND

200°9 kt

SCFA · 455 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN044

LAYERS

SCT020 BKN044

T / Td

19 / 15

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,400 ft. Moderate winds at 200°/9 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 2,000 ft, and broken at 4,400 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 130100Z 20009KT 9999 SCT020 BKN044 19/15 Q1014 NOSIG

SCFA · day 13 at 01:00 UTC · wind from 200° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 4,400 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

200°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

19★ HDG 190° H9 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,186'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

01 HDG 010° T9 kt X2 kt LEFT —

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 loading…

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. 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)

BKN044

Broken · base 4,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT020

Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL10,051 ft VFR MARGIN+1,400 ft

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

10:12ZSUNRISE

16:29ZSOLAR NOON

22:46ZSUNSET

23:08ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:08Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 33m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE11:33Z MOONSET00:06Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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