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// 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
N
WIND
010°8 kt
HESH · 191 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,500 1,850 1,200
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,343 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 LEVEL15,343 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

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