// 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
WIND
010°6 kt
HECP · 761 FT
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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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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
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
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
// 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
HECA
VFR
Cairo International Airport · Cairo
- WIND
- 310° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW025
- DIST
- 23 NM W
- AGE
- 28m ago
HEIS
VFR
Ismailia Air Base · Ismailia
- WIND
- 360° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT025
- DIST
- 38 NM NE
- AGE
- 58m ago
HESX
VFR
Sphinx International Airport · Al Jiza
- WIND
- 070° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM W
- AGE
- 58m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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