// Station · 9m ago

HESH

Sharm El Sheikh International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 340° / 11 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 38°C / 14°C

ALTIM 29.74 inHg

ELEV 191 FT

27.9773°N / 34.3947°E

LOCATION · Sharm El Sheikh, EG

WIND

340°11 kt

HESH · 191 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

340°/11

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

38 / 14

ALTIM

29.74"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 340°/11 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 111300Z 34011KT CAVOK 38/14 Q1007 NOSIG

HESH · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 340° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 38°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.74" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 11 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

340°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

04L★ HDG 040° H6 kt X10 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,108'

04R HDG 040° H6 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 91%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

22R HDG 220° T5 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

22L HDG 220° T5 kt X10 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

3,200FT

+3,009 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV191 FT OAT+38°C ISA DELTA+24°C PRESSURE ALT374 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,200 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +3,009 ft above HESH's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+32%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-14%

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

// 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

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:09Z (4h 00m) DAY LENGTH13h 48m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:16Z MOONSET14:04Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

HETR

VFR

At Tur Airport · At Tur

WIND: 300° / 19 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 42 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

HEGN

VFR

Hurghada International Airport · Hurghada

WIND: 010° / 15 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 58 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

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