Medium Regional Airport • Punta Arenas, MA, CL
Elevation: 139 ft (42 m) • -53.0026, -70.8546
President Carlos Ibañez del Campo International Airport (SCCI / PUQ) is a medium regional airport serving Punta Arenas, MA, CL, situated at an elevation of 139 ft (42 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 12.5° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR SCCI 260200Z 29013KT 9999 FEW040 SCT120 OVC150 06/03 Q0988 NOSIG
TAF SCCI 252253Z 2600/2624 30015G25KT 9999 FEW045 TN04/2608Z TX06/2602Z BECMG 2600/2602 FEW010 SCT030 PROB40 TEMPO 2606/2615 5000 RA BKN015 BECMG 2618/2620 27025G35KT 5000 RASN BKN015
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