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// Station · 9m ago

HESN

Aswan International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 330° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 41°C / 5°C
ALTIM 29.77 inHg
ELEV 650 FT
23.9611°N / 32.8204°E
LOCATION · Aswan, EG
N
WIND
330°9 kt
HESN · 650 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
330°/9
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
41 / 5
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.77"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 330°/9 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 HESN 111300Z 33009KT CAVOK 41/05 Q1008 NOSIG

HESN · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 330° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 41°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
330°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
35 HDG 350° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,161'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
17 HDG 170° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,650 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 +28°C

4,100FT
+3,450 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
4,400 3,300 2,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV650 FT OAT+41°C ISA DELTA+28°C PRESSURE ALT804 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at HESC (Saint Catherine International Airport, Saint Catherine, elev 4,402 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+41%
-29%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+29%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%

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 · 21,357 FT HESN ELEV · 650 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL21,357 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:09ZSUNRISE
09:55ZSOLAR NOON
16:40ZSUNSET
17:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:06Z (3h 56m) DAY LENGTH13h 31m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:31Z MOONSET14:02Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

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