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// Station · 17m ago

OEAH

Al-Ahsa International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 43°C / -11°C
ALTIM 29.56 inHg
ELEV 588 FT
25.2853°N / 49.4852°E
LOCATION · Hofuf, SA
N
WIND
310°9 kt
OEAH · 588 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/9
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
43 / -11
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.56"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 310°/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 OEAH 111500Z 31009KT CAVOK 43/M11 Q1001 NOSIG

OEAH · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 310° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 43°C / dewpoint -11°C · altimeter 29.56" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
310°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
34 HDG 340° H8 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,039'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
16 HDG 160° T8 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,588 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 +30°C

4,500FT
+3,912 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT
5,300 3,850 2,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV588 FT OAT+43°C ISA DELTA+30°C PRESSURE ALT948 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at OETF (Taif International Airport, Taif, elev 4,848 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+45%
-32%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+32%
-20%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+18%
-14%

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 · 22,305 FT OEAH ELEV · 588 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL22,305 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:00ZSUNRISE
08:48ZSOLAR NOON
15:36ZSUNSET
16:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:02Z (44m) DAY LENGTH13h 36m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:26Z MOONSET13:03Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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