// Station · 10m ago
OEKM
King Khalid Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 26°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 6,778 FT
18.2973°N / 42.8035°E
LOCATION · Khamis Mushait, SA
WIND
230°6 kt
OEKM · 6,778 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/6
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT022
T / Td
26 / 13
ALTIM
30.21"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 230°/6 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,200 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR OEKM 111600Z 23006KT 9999 SCT022 26/13 Q1023 NOSIG
OEKM · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,200 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 6 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
230°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
24★
HDG 240°
H6 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 12,467'
14
HDG 140°
H0 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
32
HDG 320°
H0 kt
X6 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
06
HDG 060°
T6 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 7,778 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 +24°C
9,400FT
+2,622 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV6,778 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+24°C
PRESSURE ALT6,489 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 9,400 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +2,622 ft above
OEKM's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+94%
-66%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+66%
-42%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+38%
-28%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+3)
02:40ZSUNRISE
09:15ZSOLAR NOON
15:50ZSUNSET
16:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:14Z (3m)
DAY LENGTH13h 09m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE00:08Z
MOONSET13:17Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
OEAB
VFR
Abha International Airport · Abha
- WIND
- 200° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT020
- DIST
- 9 NM W
- AGE
- 10m ago
OEGN
VFR
Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport · Jizan
- WIND
- 140° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT030
- DIST
- 85 NM S
- AGE
- 10m ago
OENG
VFR
Najran Domestic Airport · Najran
- WIND
- 030° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW030
- DIST
- 101 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
OEBH
VFR
Bisha Airport · Bisha
- WIND
- 080° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 102 NM N
- AGE
- 10m ago
OEBA
MVFR
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) Airport · Al-Baha
- WIND
- 180° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW030
- DIST
- 137 NM NW
- AGE
- 10m ago
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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