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// Station · 22m ago

HESG

Sohag International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 340° / 15 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 37°C / 5°C
ALTIM 29.74 inHg
ELEV 322 FT
26.3425°N / 31.7430°E
LOCATION · Suhaj, EG
N
WIND
340°15 kt
HESG · 322 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
340°/15
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
37 / 5
 
 
 
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 HESG 111400Z 34015KT CAVOK 37/05 Q1007 NOSIG

HESG · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 340° at 15 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 37°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 29.74" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 15 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
340°15 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
33 HDG 330° H15 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,843'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
15 HDG 150° T15 kt X3 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,322 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 +23°C

3,300FT
+2,978 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
3,500 2,800 2,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV322 FT OAT+37°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT505 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,978 ft above HESG's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+33%
-23%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+23%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%

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 · 19,009 FT HESG ELEV · 322 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL19,009 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:08ZSUNRISE
09:59ZSOLAR NOON
16:50ZSUNSET
17:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:15Z (2h 53m) DAY LENGTH13h 41m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:33Z MOONSET14:14Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

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