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// Station · 58m ago

HECP

Capital International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 010° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 761 FT
30.0647°N / 31.8400°E
LOCATION · New Cairo, EG
N
WIND
010°6 kt
HECP · 761 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
010°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 010°/6 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 HECP 271200Z 01006KT CAVOK 27/11 Q1016 NOSIG

HECP · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 010° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 6 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
N
WIND
010°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
01L HDG 010° H6 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 11,980'
01R HDG 010° H6 kt X0 kt 10,531'
02 HDG 020° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT 10,922'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
19R HDG 190° T6 kt X0 kt
19L HDG 190° T6 kt X0 kt
20 HDG 200° T6 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,761 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

2,300FT
+1,539 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
2,700 2,050 1,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV761 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT679 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
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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 · 14,397 FT HECP ELEV · 761 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,397 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:54ZSUNRISE
09:51ZSOLAR NOON
16:47ZSUNSET
17:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:14Z (4h 16m) DAY LENGTH13h 52m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE11:41Z MOONSET01:34Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

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