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// 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
N
WIND
340°14 kt
HECA · 322 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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
N
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
3,000 2,150 1,300
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,484 FT HECA ELEV · 322 FT
// 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

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