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.
METAR SCCI 301500Z 26025KT 9999 FEW043 SCT100 05/01 Q0991 NOSIG
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