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// Station · 11m ago

OEDR

King Abdulaziz Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND 350° / 14 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 41°C / 17°C
ALTIM 29.47 inHg
ELEV 84 FT
26.2654°N / 50.1520°E
LOCATION · Dhahran, SA
N
WIND
350°14 kt
OEDR · 84 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
350°/14
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
41 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.47"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 350°/14 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 111300Z 35014KT CAVOK 41/17 Q0998

OEDR · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 350° at 14 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 41°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.47" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 14 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
350°14 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
34R HDG 340° H14 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,811'
34L HDG 340° H14 kt X2 kt RIGHT 12,008'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
16L HDG 160° T14 kt X2 kt LEFT
16R HDG 160° T14 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 ↗ +200 FT
4,500 3,300 2,100
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 20,791 FT OEDR ELEV · 84 FT
// 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
CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:02Z (2h 50m) DAY LENGTH13h 40m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:17Z MOONSET12:58Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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