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.
METAR SCAR 292300Z 17007KT CAVOK 19/14 Q1011
TAF COR SCAR 292229Z 3000/3024 21004KT 9999 BKN030 TN19/3010Z TX22/3018Z BECMG 3012/3014 CAVOK BECMG 3016/3018 21012KT BECMG 3021/3023 21004KT
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