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Desierto de Atacama airport in Copiapo (Chile)
Desierto de Atacama airport is located near Copiapo, with Majadas at 9mi↑, Caldera at 14mi↑, Mirador at 26mi↑, Copiapo at 28mi↑, Los Loros at 57mi↑, Chañaral at 64mi↑, Diego de Almagro at 76mi↑, Huasco at 88mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Chile and Southernmost airports in Chile
→ See also airports in Chile
aerial view of Desierto de Atacama airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : SCAT
- IATA code : CPO
- Local code : -
Elevation : 204 m = 669ft
→ See also Highest airports in Chile and Lowest airports in Chile
Runways
- runway 17/35 : 2200m = 7218ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Chile
Coming to Desierto de Atacama airport
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Aviation weather for Desierto de Atacama airport SCAT CPO
METAR for Desierto de Atacama airport SCAT CPO
SCAT 101800Z 26010KT 230V290 CAVOK 19/10 Q1016
Decoded METAR for Desierto de Atacama airport SCAT CPO
METAR issued by SCAT on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 18:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 21 hours and 60 minutes ago.
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
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 19°C = 66°F, dew point is 10°C = 50°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 56 %.
QNH is 1016hPa = 30inHg
Wind 19km/h = 10kt, direction is 260°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Desierto de Atacama airport SCAT CPO
SCAT 101636Z 1018/1118 24012KT CAVOK TX22/1018Z TN11/1108Z BECMG 1100/1102 18004KT BECMG 1104/1106 OVC010 BECMG 1112/1114 36010KT BECMG 1116/1118 30010KT CAVOK
Decoded TAF for Desierto de Atacama airport SCAT CPO
TAF issued by SCAT on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 16:36 UTC, issued 23 hours and 24 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, April 10, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Thursday, April 10, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
1018/1118 24012KT CAVOK TX22/1018Z TN11/1108Z
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 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Thursday, April 10, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Friday, April 11, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1100/1102 18004KT
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is 180°
becoming from Friday, April 11, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Friday, April 11, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1104/1106 OVC010
overcast at 1000ft = 300m
becoming from Friday, April 11, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Friday, April 11, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1112/1114 36010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 360°
becoming from Friday, April 11, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Friday, April 11, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1116/1118 30010KT CAVOK
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 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 300°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
NOTAM for Desierto de Atacama airport
Around Desierto de Atacama airport in Copiapo (Chile)
near
- Hotels in Majadas
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 4652mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 4704mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 6495mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 6536mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 6536mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 6536mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 6537mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 6537mi↑
- San Sebastian at 6537mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 6553mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 6553mi↑
- Grand Hôtel Thalasso & Spa (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 6553mi↑
- for Desierto de Atacama airport at 0mi↑
- for Caldera airport at 13mi↑
- for Pisague airport at 13mi↑
nearest airports to Desierto de Atacama airport in Copiapo (Chile)
- Caldera airport (SCCL ) at 13mi↑NOTAM
- Pisague airport (SCPS ) at 13mi↑NOTAM
- Chamonate airport (SCHA ) at 23mi↑NOTAM
- Hospital Regional de Copiapó San José del Carmen heliport (SHSN ) at 29mi↑NOTAM
- Gran Cañon airport (SCHU ) at 62mi↑NOTAM
- Chañaral airport (SCRA CNR ) at 65mi↑NOTAM
- Freirina Freirina airport (SCFF ) at 89mi↑NOTAM
- El Salvador Bajo airport (SCES ESR ) at 91mi↑NOTAM
- Vallenar airport (SCLL VLR ) at 92mi↑NOTAM
- Potrerillos airport (SCEI ) at 101mi↑NOTAM
- Domeyko airport ( CL-0014) at 118mi↑
- Las Breas airport (SCTT TTC ) at 120mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Chile
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap