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// Station · 19m ago

SCSE

La Florida Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 12 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 15°C / 12°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 481 FT
29.9162°S / 71.1995°W
LOCATION · La Serena-Coquimbo, CL
N
WIND
280°12 kt
SCSE · 481 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/12
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
15 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.94"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 280°/12 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 SCSE 111700Z 28012KT CAVOK 15/12 Q1014

SCSE · day 11 at 17:00 UTC · wind from 280° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 15°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 12 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
280°12 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
30 HDG 300° H11 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,358'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
12 HDG 120° T11 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,481 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 +1°C

600FT
+119 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT
1,600 550 -500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV481 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT458 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 8,057 FT SCSE ELEV · 481 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL8,057 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:41ZSUNRISE
16:51ZSOLAR NOON
22:01ZSUNSET
22:27ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 41m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:27Z (5h 07m) DAY LENGTH10h 20m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE09:11Z MOONSET19:31Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

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