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El Calafate airport (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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Airport code

Elevation : 204 m = 669ft

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weather : overcast at El Calafate

ciel couvert
41°F
41 ↗ 45°F

wind ↑ 3mph

Aviation weather for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

METAR for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

METAR SAWC 030700Z 16004KT 9999 -RA SCT006 BKN025 03/03 Q1000

Decoded METAR for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

METAR issued by SAWC on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 07:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 46 minutes ago.

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

The temperature is 3°C = 37°F, dew point is 3°C = 37°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100 %.

QNH is 1000hPa = 29.53inHg

Wind 7km/h = 4kt, direction is 160°.

Sky clear.

TAF for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

TAF SAWC 030500Z 0306/0406 VRB03KT 9999 SCT015 BKN200 TX08/0318Z TN01/0309Z PROB30 TEMPO 0306/0312 2000 BR SCT020 BECMG 0313/0315 27006KT CAVOK

Decoded TAF for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

TAF issued by SAWC on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 05:00 UTC, issued 3 hours and 46 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Wednesday, June 3, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, June 3, 2026 à 13:00 heure UTC

wind 3kt = 6km/h direction is VRB° with gusts at kt = kt

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

scattered clouds at broken at

from Wednesday, June 3, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, June 3, 2026 à 12:00 heure UTC

BR

temporarily

Visibility is 2km = 1sm.

scattered clouds at

from Wednesday, June 3, 2026 à 13:00 heure TU to Thursday, June 4, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC

NSW

becoming

wind 6kt = 11km/h direction is 270° with gusts at kt = kt

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

NSC (No Significant Clouds) = no clouds below 5000 ft and no TCU (tower CUmulus) or CB 'cumulonimbus)

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