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// Station · 19m ago

OEGS

Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 40°C / -3°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 2,126 FT
26.3028°N / 43.7744°E
LOCATION · Qassim, SA
N
WIND
360°8 kt
OEGS · 2,126 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
40 / -3
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.80"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 360°/8 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 OEGS 111600Z 36008KT CAVOK 40/M03 Q1009 NOSIG

OEGS · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 360° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 40°C / dewpoint -3°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
360°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
33 HDG 330° H7 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,843'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
15 HDG 150° T7 kt X4 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 3,126 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 +29°C

5,800FT
+3,674 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
6,500 5,050 3,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,126 FT OAT+40°C ISA DELTA+29°C PRESSURE ALT2,250 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at OEBA (King Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) Airport, Al-Baha, elev 5,486 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+58%
-41%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+41%
-26%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+23%
-17%

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 · 22,328 FT OEGS ELEV · 2,126 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL22,328 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:20ZSUNRISE
09:11ZSOLAR NOON
16:01ZSUNSET
16:27ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:27Z (8m) DAY LENGTH13h 41m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:49Z MOONSET13:30Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

// Area map · 180 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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