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// HESH · Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Sharm El Sheikh

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HESH

Sharm El Sheikh International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 350° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 38°C / 13°C
ALTIM 29.71 inHg
ELEV 191 FT
27.9773°N / 34.3947°E
LOCATION · Sharm El Sheikh, EG
N
WIND
350°10 kt
HESH · 191 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
350°/10
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
38 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.71"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 350°/10 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 HESH 111400Z 35010KT CAVOK 38/13 Q1006 NOSIG

HESH · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 350° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 38°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.71" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 10 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
350°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
04L★ HDG 040° H6 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,108'
04R HDG 040° H6 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 80%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
22R HDG 220° T6 kt X8 kt RIGHT —
22L HDG 220° T6 kt X8 kt RIGHT —
Pattern altitude: 1,191 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 +24°C

3,300FT
+3,109 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
3,500 2,650 1,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV191 FT OAT+38°C ISA DELTA+24°C PRESSURE ALT404 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 +3,109 ft above HESH'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 · 19,383 FT HESH ELEV · 191 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL19,383 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:54ZSUNRISE
09:48ZSOLAR NOON
16:43ZSUNSET
17:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:09Z (2h 01m) DAY LENGTH13h 48m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:20Z MOONSET14:08Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of HESH.

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