// Station · 1h 12m ago · STALE

HECP

Capital International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 010° / 17 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 30°C / 15°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 761 FT

30.0647°N / 31.8400°E

LOCATION · New Cairo, EG

WIND

010°17 kt

HECP · 761 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/17

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

30 / 15

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 010°/17 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 111700Z 01017KT CAVOK 30/15 Q1012 NOSIG

HECP · day 11 at 17:00 UTC · wind from 010° at 17 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 17 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

010°17 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

01L★ HDG 010° H17 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 11,980'

01R HDG 010° H17 kt X0 kt — 10,531'

02 HDG 020° H17 kt X3 kt LEFT 10,922'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

19R HDG 190° T17 kt X0 kt — —

19L HDG 190° T17 kt X0 kt — —

20 HDG 200° T17 kt X3 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 +17°C

2,800FT

+2,039 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV761 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT797 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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,913 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:00ZSUNRISE

09:59ZSOLAR NOON

16:57ZSUNSET

17:25ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:25Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 57m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE00:32Z MOONSET14:29Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

HECA

VFR

Cairo International Airport · Cairo

WIND: 360° / 13 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM W
AGE: 12m ago

HESX

VFR

Sphinx International Airport · Al Jiza

WIND: 360° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 49 NM W
AGE: 1h 12m ago

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