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// Station · 19m ago

HEGN

Hurghada International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 340° / 15 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 35°C / 13°C
ALTIM 29.74 inHg
ELEV 32 FT
27.1768°N / 33.7967°E
LOCATION · Hurghada, EG
N
WIND
340°15 kt
HEGN · 32 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
340°/15
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
35 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.74"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 340°/15 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 HEGN 111600Z 34015KT CAVOK 35/13 Q1007 NOSIG

HEGN · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 340° at 15 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 35°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.74" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 15 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
340°15 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
34R HDG 340° H15 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 13,171'
34L HDG 340° H15 kt X0 kt 13,168'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
16L HDG 160° T15 kt X0 kt
16R HDG 160° T15 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 1,032 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 +20°C

2,700FT
+2,668 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
3,100 2,300 1,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV32 FT OAT+35°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT215 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
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,709 FT HEGN ELEV · 32 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,709 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:58ZSUNRISE
09:51ZSOLAR NOON
16:43ZSUNSET
17:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:09Z (50m) DAY LENGTH13h 44m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:27Z MOONSET14:11Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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