// Station · 20m ago
HECA
Cairo International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 340° / 13 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 34°C / 14°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 322 FT
30.1115°N / 31.3967°E
LOCATION · Cairo, EG
WIND
340°13 kt
HECA · 322 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
340°/13
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
34 / 14
ALTIM
29.85"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 340°/13 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 111400Z 34013KT CAVOK 34/14 Q1011 NOSIG
HECA · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 340° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 34°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 340° @ 13 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 3 CAUTION
WIND
340°13 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
05C★
HDG 050°
H4 kt
X12 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 13,123'
05L
HDG 050°
H4 kt
X12 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 92%
05R
HDG 050°
H4 kt
X12 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 92%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
23C
HDG 230°
T4 kt
X12 kt RIGHT
—
23R
HDG 230°
T4 kt
X12 kt RIGHT
—
23L
HDG 230°
T4 kt
X12 kt RIGHT
—
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 +20°C
2,800FT
+2,478 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV322 FT
OAT+34°C
ISA DELTA+20°C
PRESSURE ALT387 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at HETB
(Taba International Airport, Taba, elev 2,425 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%
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)
03:02ZSUNRISE
10:00ZSOLAR NOON
16:59ZSUNSET
17:26ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:20Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 39m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:26Z (3h 06m)
DAY LENGTH13h 57m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE00:26Z
MOONSET14:24Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius
HECP
VFR
Capital International Airport · New Cairo
- WIND
- 360° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM E
- AGE
- 20m ago
HESX
VFR
Sphinx International Airport · Al Jiza
- WIND
- 010° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM W
- AGE
- 20m ago
HEIS
VFR
Ismailia Air Base · Ismailia
- WIND
- 020° / 16 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 52 NM NE
- AGE
- 20m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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