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.
METAR SCCF 300000Z 27009KT CAVOK 14/M10 Q1023
TAF SCCF 292225Z 3000/3024 27008KT CAVOK TN02/3010Z TX24/3018Z BECMG 3004/3006 11018KT BECMG 3015/3017 27018KT BECMG 3022/3024 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