// Station · 2m ago

OEDR

King Abdulaziz Air Base

CAT VFR

WIND 350° / 13 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 41°C / 16°C

ALTIM 29.47 inHg

ELEV 84 FT

26.2654°N / 50.1520°E

LOCATION · Dhahran, SA

WIND

350°13 kt

OEDR · 84 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

350°/13

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

41 / 16

ALTIM

29.47"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 350°/13 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 OEDR 111400Z 35013KT CAVOK 41/16 Q0998

OEDR · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 350° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 41°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.47" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 13 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

350°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

34R★ HDG 340° H13 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,811'

34L HDG 340° H13 kt X2 kt RIGHT 12,008'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

16L HDG 160° T13 kt X2 kt LEFT —

16R HDG 160° T13 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,084 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

3,800FT

+3,716 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV84 FT OAT+41°C ISA DELTA+27°C PRESSURE ALT533 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

+38%

-27%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+27%

-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 LEVEL20,791 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

01:55ZSUNRISE

08:45ZSOLAR NOON

15:36ZSUNSET

16:02ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:02Z (1h 59m) DAY LENGTH13h 40m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:19Z MOONSET12:59Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

OTHH

VFR

Hamad International Airport · Doha

WIND: 030° / 12 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 99 NM SE
AGE: 1h 2m ago

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