// Station · 52m ago

SCTN

Nuevo Chaitén Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 010° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 5°C / 5°C

ALTIM 29.80 inHg

ELEV 95 FT

42.7819°S / 72.8350°W

LOCATION · Chaitén, CL

WIND

010°5 kt

SCTN · 95 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

5 / 5

ALTIM

29.80"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 010°/5 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 SCTN 271000Z AUTO 01005KT 350V050 CAVOK 05/05 Q1009

SCTN · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 010° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 5°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

010°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

01★ HDG 010° H5 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 3,937'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

19 HDG 190° T5 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,095 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 -10°C

-900FT

-995 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV95 FT OAT+5°C ISA DELTA-10°C PRESSURE ALT219 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -995 ft above SCTN's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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 LEVEL2,620 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:09ZSUNRISE

16:49ZSOLAR NOON

21:30ZSUNSET

22:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:01Z (11h 09m) DAY LENGTH9h 21m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:52Z MOONSET06:13Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of SCTN.

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