// Station · 22m ago

HESX

Sphinx International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 010° / 12 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 34°C / 16°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 510 FT

30.1082°N / 30.8957°E

LOCATION · Al Jiza, EG

WIND

010°12 kt

HESX · 510 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/12

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

34 / 16

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 010°/12 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 HESX 111400Z 01012KT CAVOK 34/16 Q1012 NOSIG

HESX · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 010° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 34°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 12 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

010°12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

34L★ HDG 340° H10 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,975'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

16R HDG 160° T10 kt X6 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,510 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 +20°C

3,000FT

+2,490 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV510 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT546 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,490 ft above HESX's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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 LEVEL17,682 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:04ZSUNRISE

10:02ZSOLAR NOON

17:01ZSUNSET

17:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:28Z (3h 06m) DAY LENGTH13h 57m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:28Z MOONSET14:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

HECA

VFR

Cairo International Airport · Cairo

WIND: 340° / 13 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM E
AGE: 22m ago

HECP

VFR

Capital International Airport · New Cairo

WIND: 360° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 49 NM E
AGE: 22m ago

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