// Station · 59m ago

HESW

Siwa Oasis North Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 10 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 289 FT

29.3462°N / 25.5056°E

LOCATION · Siwa Oasis, EG

WIND

240°10 kt

HESW · 289 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/10

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT025

T / Td

30 / 10

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 240°/10 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,500 ft. 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 HESW 271200Z 24010KT 9999 SCT025 30/10 Q1015

HESW · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 240° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,500 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

240°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

16★ HDG 160° H2 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,905'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

34 HDG 340° T2 kt X10 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,289 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 +15°C

2,100FT

+1,811 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV289 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT236 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT025

Scattered · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,441 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:21ZSUNRISE

10:16ZSOLAR NOON

17:11ZSUNSET

17:37ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:37Z (4h 38m) DAY LENGTH13h 49m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:08Z MOONSET01:58Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

HEMM

VFR

Mersa Matruh International Airport · Marsa Matruh

WIND: 330° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 148 NM NE
AGE: 59m ago

HEAL

VFR

El Alamein International Airport · El Alamein

WIND: 340° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 180 NM NE
AGE: 59m ago

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