Medium Regional Airport • Calama, AN, CL
Elevation: 7,543 ft (2299 m) • -22.4982, -68.9036
El Loa Airport (SCCF / CJC) is a medium regional airport serving Calama, AN, CL, situated at an elevation of 7,543 ft (2299 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 7.0° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SCCF 250000Z 21010KT CAVOK 10/M26 Q1026
TAF SCCF 242202Z 2500/2524 27008KT CAVOK TNM02/2510Z TX22/2518Z BECMG 2501/2503 11018KT BECMG 2514/2516 10008KT BECMG 2517/2519 27018KT BECMG 2522/2524 27008KT
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