// Station · 52m ago

HESX

Sphinx International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 7 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27°C / 13°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 510 FT

30.1082°N / 30.8957°E

LOCATION · Al Jiza, EG

WIND

020°7 kt

HESX · 510 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/7

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 13

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 020°/7 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 271100Z 02007KT CAVOK 27/13 Q1014 NOSIG

HESX · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 020° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

020°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

34L★ HDG 340° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,975'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

16R HDG 160° T5 kt X4 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 +13°C

2,000FT

+1,490 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV510 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT487 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

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,146 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:58ZSUNRISE

09:55ZSOLAR NOON

16:51ZSUNSET

17:18ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:18Z (5h 25m) DAY LENGTH13h 52m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE11:43Z MOONSET01:36Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of HESX.

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