Medium Regional Airport • Valdivia, LR, CL
Elevation: 59 ft (18 m) • -39.6500, -73.0861
Pichoy Airport (SCVD / ZAL) is a medium regional airport serving Valdivia, LR, CL, situated at an elevation of 59 ft (18 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 6.3° East.
TAF SCVD 251043Z 2512/2524 36004KT 4000 BR BKN016 BKN050 TN05/2512Z TX12/2518Z TEMPO 2512/2515 VRB02KT 0700 FG VV002 BECMG 2515/2517 9999 NSW BKN020 BECMG 2521/2523 5000 SHRA SCT004 BKN010 OVC025
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