SAWC· FTE· El Calafate
El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport
large airport · elevation 669 ft (204 m)
12:44Z 20:52Z Night
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Current METARVFR
13 min ago·05:00ZSAWC 090500Z 08006KT 9999 FEW010 BKN080 01/01 Q1000
Wind
080° 6 kt
Visibility
> 10 km
Ceiling
8,000 ft
Temperature
1°C / 1°C
temp / dew
QNH
1000 hPa
29.53 inHg
Clouds
FEW 1,000ft, BKN 8,000ft
Weather
—
Station
SAWC
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
7/252550 mCON
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 7/25 | HW 6 kt | XW 1 kt L |
-50.2820°, -72.0539°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 7/25 (use 7) | Preferred | HW 6 | 1 L | — |
Density altitude
-494 ft
elevation 669 ft
ISA deviation
-12.7°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)SAWC
- GND121.800
- APPAPP/TWR119.950
Navaids near airportassoc. SAWC
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA | VOR-DME | 114.70 MHz | HIGH |
| ECA | NDB | 385 kHz | LOW |
Runways1
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 7/258,366 ft (2,550 m)
- Surface
- CON
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport
Diagram unavailable for El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/09 00:00 UTC
09/00Z
09/06Z
09/12Z
09/18Z
10/00Z
BASEVFR
BECMGVFR
VFRBASE09/00Z → 09/16ZVRB5KT · ≥10 km · FEW005 BKN060
Wind: VRB5KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: FEW005 BKN060
TAF SAWC 082300Z 0900/0924 VRB05KT 9999 FEW005 BKN060 TX07/0918Z TN03/0911Z
VFRBECMG09/16Z → 09/18Z≥10 km
Visibility: ≥10 km
BECMG 0916/0918 CAVOK
Raw TAF
TAF SAWC 082300Z 0900/0924 VRB05KT 9999 FEW005 BKN060 TX07/0918Z TN03/0911Z BECMG 0916/0918 CAVOK
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