// Station · 24m ago

OEDF

King Fahd International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 010° / 15 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 41°C / 13°C

ALTIM 29.50 inHg

ELEV 72 FT

26.4691°N / 49.7982°E

LOCATION · Ad Dammam, SA

WIND

010°15 kt

OEDF · 72 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/15

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

41 / 13

ALTIM

29.50"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 010°/15 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 OEDF 111400Z 01015KT CAVOK 41/13 Q0999 NOSIG

OEDF · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 010° at 15 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 41°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.50" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 15 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

010°15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

34R★ HDG 340° H13 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 13,124'

34L HDG 340° H13 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 53%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

16L HDG 160° T13 kt X7 kt LEFT —

16R HDG 160° T13 kt X7 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,072 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 +27°C

3,700FT

+3,628 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV72 FT OAT+41°C ISA DELTA+27°C PRESSURE ALT492 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at OEBH (Bisha Airport, Bisha, elev 3,887 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+37%

-26%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+26%

-17%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+15%

-11%

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 LEVEL20,779 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

01:56ZSUNRISE

08:47ZSOLAR NOON

15:38ZSUNSET

16:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:04Z (1h 40m) DAY LENGTH13h 41m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:20Z MOONSET13:02Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

OEDR

VFR

King Abdulaziz Air Base · Dhahran

WIND: 350° / 13 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM SE
AGE: 24m ago

OBBI

VFR

Bahrain International Airport · Manama

WIND: 330° / 11 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 47 NM E
AGE: 24m ago

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