Medium Regional Airport • Arica, AP, CL
Elevation: 167 ft (51 m) • -18.3485, -70.3387
Chacalluta Airport (SCAR / ARI) is a medium regional airport serving Arica, AP, CL, situated at an elevation of 167 ft (51 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 7.3° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SCAR 250100Z 21005KT 9999 BKN028 18/12 Q1016
TAF COR SCAR 242212Z 2500/2524 21010KT 9999 BKN025 TN18/2510Z TX20/2518Z BECMG 2514/2516 CAVOK BECMG 2521/2523 BKN025
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM