METAR Information for SADD in Don Torcuato Aerodrome, Argentina (site inactive)

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Registered Location

Latitude: 34° 29' 29" S (deg min sec), -34.4914° (decimal), 3429.49S (LORAN)
Longitude: 58° 36' 14" W (deg min sec), -58.6039° (decimal), 05836.23W (LORAN)
Elevation: 5 metres (16 feet) -- validated against 15 metres (49 feet) from Geonames
Location: Don Torcuato Aerodrome, Argentina

If the displayed location (or elevation) of the weather observing location is incorrect, please drag the marker to the right location (or click in the right location), and then send the updated information. Please note that we are trying to spot either the Stevenson Screen (or equivalent) or the location where the barometric readings are taken.

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The location information for this site was gathered from 7 data sources. This position has been modified based on user feedback. The user provided this information: Hi!

The airport was closed in 2006.

I found in internet that this is the correct location of Don-torcuato aero: Lat 34° 29' 52''S – 58° 36' 16''O. Sargento Cabral y Laplace – Don Torcuato - Partido de Tigre.

Thanks, Javier

Show location history.

Date	Latitude	Longitude	Elevation	Name
2007-11-28	-34.4830	-58.6170	4	Don Torcuato Arp, AR
2009-09-08	-34.4800	-58.6200	4	Don Torcuato Aero, Argentina
2009-10-02	-34.4981	-58.6042	4	Don Torcuato Arp, AR
2010-03-25	-34.4800	-58.6200	4	Don Torcuato Arp, AR
2010-08-18	-34.4800	-58.6200	4	Don Torcuato Aerodrome, Argentina
2012-02-20	-34.4800	-58.6200	4	Don Torcuato Aerodrome, Argentina
2017-03-06	-34.4914	-58.6039	4	Don Torcuato Aerodrome, Argentina
2017-12-11	-34.4914	-58.6039	5	Don Torcuato Aerodrome, Argentina

Source	Latitude	Longitude	Elevation	Place	Miles	Map
Update	-34.4914	-58.6039		[SADD]	0.0	Center
OurAirports	-34.4981	-58.6042	6	Don Torcuato Airport, Argentina [SADD]	0.5	Center	Include
ISH	-34.5010	-58.6040	5	Don Torcuato, Argentina [SADD]	0.7	Center	Include
NSD	-34.4800	-58.6200	5	Don Torcuato Aerodrome, Argentina [SADD]	0.9	Center	Include
Master Location Identifier DB	-34.4800	-58.6200	4	Don Torcuato Airport, B, Argentina [SADD]	0.9	Center	Include
METARTable	-34.4800	-58.6200	5	Don Torcuato Aerodrome, Argentina [SADD]	1.2	Center	Include
NCEP	-34.4700	-58.6200	4	Don Torcuato Arpt, AR [SADD]	1.7	Center	Include

The position of the clicked point on the map is:

The position of the 'SADD' marker on the map is:

Latitude: dummy (deg min sec), dummy (decimal), dummy (LORAN)
Longitude: dummy (deg min sec), dummy (decimal), dummy (LORAN)

There are no photographs of the station. If you have pictures of this location, then please email them to sadd@photo.gladstonefamily.net.

Picture Submission

There are two ways to submit pictures. If you are a flickr user, then see the flickr section below. Otherwise you can simply email the pictures as follows:

Email the pictures to sadd@photo.gladstonefamily.net.
If you use a smartphone that embeds the GPS coordinates in the pictures, then you can send any picture of a weather station to gps@photo.gladstonefamily.net and it will be associated with the correct station automatically.

Flickr Upload

Uploading picktures to flickr.com is easy. If you do not have a free flickr account, then you need to create one. Just go to flickr and click the 'Create your account' button. You can use a google account if you have one.

Once logged in, click on 'Upload Photos & Video'. Next click on 'Choose Photos and Videos', and walk through the process to upload your pictures. They will automatically be resized appropriately.

After the upload is complete, it will ask you to add titles, tags and descriptions. The key step is to add tags as follows:

wxtagged -- this indicates that this picture is of a weather station or surrounding area
wx:metar=sadd -- this indicates the site of which this is a picture
wxstation -- add this tag if the picture includes the weather station.

If you had to create your account, then you must upload at least five pictures. It will also take longer for your pictures to appear (a week or so). Otherwise, the pictures should appear after 24-48 hours.

You can try to find photographs from the area surrounding the site marker by clicking on Find nearby photographs. (There are some) (There are none) (There may be some) (Automatically loaded if any)

Neighboring Stations

This is a list of stations that are close to this station.

You can also subscribe to an RSS feed to tell you when new stations come online in this area. Choose either within 100 miles or 250 miles .

Site	Distance		Location
EW9666	2.8 miles	Southeast	Boulogne - San Isidro, AR (lat -34.5078°, long -58.5585°, altitude 22 metres) (data present)
LW7DST	8.3 miles	West	Tortuguitas, AR (lat -34.4844°, long -58.7501°, altitude 28 metres) (data present)
FW6576	10.1 miles	Southeast	Villa Adelina, AR (lat -34.5823°, long -58.4657°, altitude 35 metres) (data present)
LU9DLO-13	19.2 miles	Southeast	Lanus - Buenos Aires, AR (lat -34.7033°, long -58.3862°, altitude 30 metres) (data present)
GW0306	29.9 miles	West	Lujan, AR (lat -34.5525°, long -59.1240°, altitude 21 metres) (data present)
GW2054	40.0 miles	West	VILLA ESPIL, AR (lat -34.4578°, long -59.3040°, altitude 38 metres) (data present)
FW5249	52.7 miles	West	San Antonio De Areco, AR (lat -34.2447°, long -59.4763°, altitude 25 metres) (data present)
FW8746	55.6 miles	Southwest	Lobos, AR (lat -35.1850°, long -59.0980°, altitude 30 metres) (data present)
GW0678	64.6 miles	Southwest	Lobos, AR (lat -35.2012°, long -59.3435°, altitude 35 metres) (data present)
FW8421	68.3 miles	West	CapitÃ¡N Sarmiento, AR (lat -34.1692°, long -59.7343°, altitude 44 metres) (data present)

The sites marked above thus did not report continuously during the analysis period, so the offsets may (probably will) not be accurate.

Location Formats

The location is shown in three different formats. Each of these is used in some software, and is shown on some websites.

Degrees Minutes Seconds: VWS/VWSAPRS, WeatherLink 5.5, WeatherLink (5.2-5.4), WeatherView (Linux)

Decimal degrees: FreeWX, WeatherView32 (PC application)

LORAN: WeatherDisplay, WUHU, Henriksen WServer

Resources

CWOP Home: This describes the whole CWOP program and has a large amount of useful information.

CWOP Siting Guide (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.

Another CWOP Guide (PDF): This is another guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.

Urban Siting and Operations (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station in an urban environment.

APRS WX Message format: This describes the actual format of the messages transmitted that carry WX information.

WXQC Mailing List: This is a mailing list where data quality issues are discussed. Assistance with software configuration can often be found here.

Topo Map Reading Guide: How to read USGS topographic maps, with a good section on reading contours.

Geographically nearby web pages: Use Geourl to find web pages that deal with locations geographically close to this site.

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