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// HELX · Luxor International Airport · Luxor

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HELX

Luxor International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 35°C / 11°C
ALTIM 29.74 inHg
ELEV 276 FT
25.6710°N / 32.7064°E
LOCATION · Luxor, EG
N
WIND
280°5 kt
HELX · 276 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/5
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
35 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.74"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 280°/5 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 HELX 251700Z 28005KT CAVOK 35/11 Q1007 NOSIG

HELX · day 25 at 17:00 UTC · wind from 280° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 35°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.74" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
280°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
20★ HDG 200° H1 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,843'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
02 HDG 020° T1 kt X5 kt LEFT —
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 +21°C

3,000FT
+2,724 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV276 FT OAT+35°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT459 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,724 ft above HELX's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,953 FT HELX ELEV · 276 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,953 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:27ZSUNRISE
09:52ZSOLAR NOON
16:17ZSUNSET
16:41ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:41Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 49m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE13:34Z MOONSET02:24Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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