// Station · 5m ago
OEGS
Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 38°C / -4°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 2,126 FT
26.3028°N / 43.7744°E
LOCATION · Qassim, SA
WIND
020°5 kt
OEGS · 2,126 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/5
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
38 / -4
ALTIM
29.80"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 020°/5 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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METAR OEGS 111700Z 02005KT CAVOK 38/M04 Q1009 NOSIG
OEGS · day 11 at 17:00 UTC · wind from 020° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 38°C / dewpoint -4°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 020° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
020°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
33★
HDG 330°
H3 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 9,843'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
15
HDG 150°
T3 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 +27°C
5,500FT
+3,374 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV2,126 FT
OAT+38°C
ISA DELTA+27°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
+55%
-39%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+39%
-25%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+22%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+3)
02:20ZSUNRISE
09:11ZSOLAR NOON
16:01ZSUNSET
16:27ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:27Z (past)
DAY LENGTH13h 41m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE23:50Z
MOONSET13:31Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)
OEDM
VFR
Dawadmi Domestic Airport · Dawadmi
- WIND
- 030° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 113 NM S
- AGE
- 5m ago
OEHL
VFR
Hail International Airport · Hail
- WIND
- 030° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 131 NM NW
- AGE
- 5m ago
OEPA
MVFR
Qaisumah–Hafar Al-Batin International Airport · Qaisumah
- WIND
- 350° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 3.1 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 175 NM NE
- AGE
- 5m ago
OERK
VFR
King Khalid International Airport · Riyadh
- WIND
- 340° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 178 NM SE
- AGE
- 5m ago
// Area map · 180 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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