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El Calafate airport in El Calafate (Argentina)

El Calafate airport is located near El Calafate, with El Calafate at 11mi↑, Yacimiento Rio Turbio at 90mi↑, Veintiocho de Noviembre at 95mi↑, Puerto Bories at 100mi↑, Puerto Natales at 101mi↑, Gobernador Gregores at 133mi↑, Hill Station at 152mi↑, Rio Gallegos at 154mi↑,

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Elevation : 204 m = 669ft

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Runways

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weather : sky clear at El Calafate

ciel dégagé
50°F
48 ↗ 54°F

wind ↑ 5mph
gusting to 6mph

Aviation weather for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

METAR for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

SAWC 041300Z 23005KT 9999 FEW020 05/M00 Q1022

Decoded METAR for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

METAR issued by SAWC on Friday, April 4, 2025 at 13:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 4 days and 99 hours and -5755 minutes ago.

visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

The temperature is 5°C = 41°F, dew point is 0°C = 32°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70 %.

QNH is 1022hPa = 30.18inHg

Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 230°.

Clouds : few clouds at 2000ft = 610m.

TAF for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

SAWC 041100Z 0412/0512 VRB03KT CAVOK TX08/0418Z TN06/0510Z

Decoded TAF for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

TAF issued by SAWC on Friday, April 4, 2025 at 11:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 4 days and 5 hours and 5 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Friday, April 4, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Saturday, April 5, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC

0412/0512 VRB03KT CAVOK TX08/0418Z TN06/0510Z

CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather

wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

NOTAM for El Calafate airport

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