No sign of SCKP. Must have drifted too far south to spot it. Diverting to SCDA Iquique. Glad I thought to carry some extra fuel and jot down the NBD freqs at SCDA just in case...
Welp, in one piece at Iquique. The small group of passengers are not very happy about our diversion. I told them the airport was socked in (they bought it), and we had to continue on.
The FA screenie definitely tells the tale. Indeed had drifted south due to strong quartering headwind. Didn't want to over compensate but should have headed a bit more into the wind direction.
Arrived at SCDA
Fuel used: 1752.3
Direct distance: 258.5 nm
Flight time: 01:31:47
Maintenance points: 0
Total Cargo: 195,500
Total Fuel: 18665.2
Total Flight Time: 16:27:12
Total Maintenance: 0
Arrived safely in Salta. Was a bit of an effort to keep from busting the alt restriction. Picked our way through the granite in the fading late afternoon light.
Time to let Miss Nellie rummage through the paperwork and join the others at the watering hole.
Note: Looking forward to hosing out the cargo area.
Arrived at SASA
Fuel used: 942.8
Direct distance: 235.9 nm
Flight time: 01:12:54
Maintenance points: 0
Total Cargo: 212,500
Total Fuel: 20550.8
Total Flight Time: 18:26:04
Total Stops: 25
Total Maintenance: 0
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