El Calafate airport (Argentina) aviation weather and informations SAWC FTE

Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.

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↑,

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Hotels in El Calafate airport

aerial view of El Calafate airport

Airport code

ICAO code : SAWC
IATA code : FTE
Local code : -

Elevation : 204 m = 669ft

Runways

runway 7/25 : 2550m = 8366ft

Coming to El Calafate airport

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By plane :

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To travel

weather : overcast at El Calafate

46°F
46 ↗ 59°F

wind ↑ 8mph
gusting to 12mph

Wind alert of 43mph at El Calafate

Thursday : Wind alert of 48mph at El Calafate

Aviation weather for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

METAR for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

SAWC 080500Z 10006KT 9999 FEW030 SCT080 13/04 Q1011

Decoded METAR for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

METAR issued by SAWC on Monday, December 8, 2025 at 05:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 86 hours and -4278 minutes ago.

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

The temperature is 13°C = 55°F, dew point is 4°C = 39°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 54 %.

QNH is 1011hPa = 29.85inHg

Wind 11km/h = 6kt, direction is 100°.

Clouds : few clouds at 3000ft = 910m. scattered clouds at 8000ft = 2440m.

TAF for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

SAWC 080500Z 0806/0906 10005KT 9999 SCT030 TX21/0818Z TN09/0809Z BECMG 0813/0815 27015KT

Decoded TAF for El Calafate airport SAWC FTE

TAF issued by SAWC on Monday, December 8, 2025 at 05:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 14 hours and 42 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.