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// Station · 54m ago

HEGN

Hurghada International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 010° / 20 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 14°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 32 FT
27.1768°N / 33.7967°E
LOCATION · Hurghada, EG
N
WIND
010°20 kt
HEGN · 32 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
010°/20
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.85"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with strong winds at 010°/20 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 271100Z 01020KT CAVOK 30/14 Q1011 NOSIG

HEGN · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 010° at 20 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 20 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
010°20 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
34R HDG 340° H17 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 13,171'
34L HDG 340° H17 kt X10 kt RIGHT 13,168'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
16L HDG 160° T17 kt X10 kt LEFT
16R HDG 160° T17 kt X10 kt LEFT
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 +15°C

1,900FT
+1,868 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,200 1,500 800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV32 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT97 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,868 ft above HEGN's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 15,184 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 LEVEL15,184 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:53ZSUNRISE
09:43ZSOLAR NOON
16:33ZSUNSET
16:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:59Z (5h 05m) DAY LENGTH13h 40m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE11:38Z MOONSET01:18Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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