// Station · 21m ago

HECA

Cairo International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 340° / 14 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 32°C / 16°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 322 FT

30.1115°N / 31.3967°E

LOCATION · Cairo, EG

WIND

340°14 kt

HECA · 322 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

340°/14

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

32 / 16

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 340°/14 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR HECA 111700Z 34014KT CAVOK 32/16 Q1012 NOSIG

HECA · day 11 at 17:00 UTC · wind from 340° at 14 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 14 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

340°14 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

05C★ HDG 050° H5 kt X13 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 13,123'

05L HDG 050° H5 kt X13 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 93%

05R HDG 050° H5 kt X13 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 93%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

23C HDG 230° T5 kt X13 kt RIGHT —

23R HDG 230° T5 kt X13 kt RIGHT —

23L HDG 230° T5 kt X13 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 +18°C

2,500FT

+2,178 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV322 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT358 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

+25%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,484 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)

03:02ZSUNRISE

10:00ZSOLAR NOON

16:59ZSUNSET

17:26ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:26Z (5m) DAY LENGTH13h 57m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE00:32Z MOONSET14:30Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

HECP

VFR

Capital International Airport · New Cairo

WIND: 010° / 17 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM E
AGE: 21m ago

HESX

VFR

Sphinx International Airport · Al Jiza

WIND: 360° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM W
AGE: 21m ago

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