// Station · 52m ago
HESH
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 010° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 17°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 191 FT
27.9773°N / 34.3947°E
LOCATION · Sharm El Sheikh, EG
WIND
010°8 kt
HESH · 191 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
010°/8
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 17
ALTIM
29.85"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 010°/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 HESH 271100Z 01008KT CAVOK 30/17 Q1011 NOSIG
HESH · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 010° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 010° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
010°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
04L★
HDG 040°
H7 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 10,108'
04R
HDG 040°
H7 kt
X4 kt LEFT
10,108'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
22R
HDG 220°
T7 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
22L
HDG 220°
T7 kt
X4 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 +16°C
2,100FT
+1,909 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV191 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT256 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at HETB
(Taba International Airport, Taba, elev 2,425 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
02:49ZSUNRISE
09:41ZSOLAR NOON
16:32ZSUNSET
16:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:52Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 40m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:58Z (5h 06m)
DAY LENGTH13h 43m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE11:33Z
MOONSET01:17Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
HEGN
VFR
Hurghada International Airport · Hurghada
- WIND
- 010° / 20 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 58 NM SW
- AGE
- 52m ago
OJAQ
MVFR
King Hussein International Airport · Aqaba
- WIND
- 350° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 3.7 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 103 NM N
- AGE
- 52m ago
LLER
VFR
Ramon International Airport · Eilat
- WIND
- 030° / 17 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 110 NM N
- AGE
- 2m ago
OETB
VFR
Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport · Tabuk
- WIND
- 150° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 120 NM E
- AGE
- 52m ago
HEMA
VFR
Marsa Alam International Airport · Marsa Alam
- WIND
- 360° / 20 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 146 NM S
- AGE
- 52m ago
// Area map · 160 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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