// Station · 21m ago
HECA
Cairo International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 11°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 322 FT
30.1115°N / 31.3967°E
LOCATION · Cairo, EG
WIND
320°7 kt
HECA · 322 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/7
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 11
ALTIM
29.94"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 320°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR HECA 271030Z 32007KT CAVOK 27/11 Q1014 NOSIG
HECA · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind from 320° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 320° @ 7 kt
6 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 6 CAUTION
WIND
320°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
6 usable
05C★
HDG 050°
H0 kt
X7 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 13,123'
23C
HDG 230°
H0 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
05L
HDG 050°
H0 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
23R
HDG 230°
H0 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
05R
HDG 050°
H0 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
23L
HDG 230°
H0 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
Pattern altitude: 1,322 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +13°C
1,800FT
+1,478 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV322 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT299 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,800 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,478 ft above
HECA's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
02:56ZSUNRISE
09:52ZSOLAR NOON
16:49ZSUNSET
17:16ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:51Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 57m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:16Z (6h 24m)
DAY LENGTH13h 52m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE11:39Z
MOONSET01:32Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius
HECP
VFR
Capital International Airport · New Cairo
- WIND
- 020° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM E
- AGE
- 51m ago
HESX
VFR
Sphinx International Airport · Al Jiza
- WIND
- 010° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM W
- AGE
- 51m ago
HEIS
VFR
Ismailia Air Base · Ismailia
- WIND
- 340° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT025
- DIST
- 52 NM NE
- AGE
- 51m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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