// Station · 19m ago
HELX
Luxor International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 36°C / 9°C
ALTIM 29.74 inHg
ELEV 276 FT
25.6710°N / 32.7064°E
LOCATION · Luxor, EG
WIND
300°8 kt
HELX · 276 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/8
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
36 / 9
ALTIM
29.74"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 300°/8 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 HELX 111600Z 30008KT CAVOK 36/09 Q1007 NOSIG
HELX · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 300° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 36°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.74" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 300° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
300°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
02★
HDG 020°
H1 kt
X8 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 9,843'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
20
HDG 200°
T1 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,276 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 +22°C
3,100FT
+2,824 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV276 FT
OAT+36°C
ISA DELTA+22°C
PRESSURE ALT459 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,100 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +2,824 ft above
HELX's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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)
03:06ZSUNRISE
09:55ZSOLAR NOON
16:44ZSUNSET
17:10ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:19Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING25m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:10Z (51m)
DAY LENGTH13h 38m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE00:34Z
MOONSET14:13Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
HESG
VFR
Sohag International Airport · Suhaj
- WIND
- 320° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 66 NM NW
- AGE
- 19m ago
HEMA
VFR
Marsa Alam International Airport · Marsa Alam
- WIND
- 340° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 102 NM E
- AGE
- 19m ago
HESN
VFR
Aswan International Airport · Aswan
- WIND
- 360° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 103 NM S
- AGE
- 19m ago
HEGN
VFR
Hurghada International Airport · Hurghada
- WIND
- 340° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 108 NM NE
- AGE
- 19m ago
HEAT
VFR
Asyut International Airport · Asyut
- WIND
- 360° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 123 NM NW
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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