SAWC· FTE· El Calafate
El Calafate - Commander Armando Tola International Airport
large airport · elevation 669 ft (204 m)
11:45Z 21:49Z Night
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Current METARVFR
43 min ago·22:00ZSAWC 242200Z 24009KT 9999 FEW020 04/M05 Q1009
Wind
240° 9 kt
Visibility
> 10 km
Ceiling
—
Temperature
4°C / −5°C
temp / dew
QNH
1009 hPa
29.80 inHg
Clouds
FEW 2,000ft
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 | TW 8 kt | XW 4 kt R |
-50.2820°, -72.0539°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 7/25 (use 25) | Preferred | HW 8 | 4 L | — |
Density altitude
-377 ft
elevation 669 ft
ISA deviation
-9.7°C
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 2026/04/24 18:00 UTC
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
BECMGVFR
PROB40 TEMPO VFR
VFRBASE24/18Z → 25/00Z25012G25KT · ≥10 km · SCT015
Wind: 25012G25KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SCT015
TAF SAWC 241700Z 2418/2518 25012G25KT 9999 SCT015 TX06/2518Z TN01/2512Z
VFRBECMG25/00Z → 25/02ZVRB4KT
Wind: VRB4KT
BECMG 2500/2502 VRB04KT
VFRPROB40 TEMPO25/12Z → 25/18Z-SHRASN · BKN040
Weather: -SHRASN
Clouds: BKN040
PROB40 TEMPO 2512/2518 -SHRASN BKN040
Raw TAF
TAF SAWC 241700Z 2418/2518 25012G25KT 9999 SCT015 TX06/2518Z TN01/2512Z BECMG 2500/2502 VRB04KT PROB40 TEMPO 2512/2518 -SHRASN BKN040
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