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// Station · 10m ago

OEAB

Abha International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 26°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 6,858 FT
18.2404°N / 42.6566°E
LOCATION · Abha, SA
N
WIND
210°10 kt
OEAB · 6,858 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/10
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT020 FEW025
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.15"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 210°/10 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,000 ft, and a few 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 OEAB 111300Z 21010KT 9999 SCT020 FEW025CB 26/15 Q1021 NOSIG

OEAB · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 210° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
210°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
13 HDG 130° H2 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,991'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
31 HDG 310° T2 kt X10 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 7,858 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

9,500FT
+2,642 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
10,000 9,200 8,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV6,858 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+24°C PRESSURE ALT6,628 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 9,500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,642 ft above OEAB's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+95%
-67%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+67%
-43%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+38%
-29%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 19,989 FT SCT020 FEW025 OEAB ELEV · 6,858 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW025
Few · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
SCT020
Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL19,989 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+3)

02:41ZSUNRISE
09:15ZSOLAR NOON
15:50ZSUNSET
16:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:14Z (3h 03m) DAY LENGTH13h 09m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:03Z MOONSET13:12Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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