// Station · 5m ago
OEKM
King Khalid Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 24°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 6,778 FT
18.2973°N / 42.8035°E
LOCATION · Khamis Mushait, SA
WIND
230°4 kt
OEKM · 6,778 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/4
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW022
T / Td
24 / 15
ALTIM
30.24"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 230°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few 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 111700Z 23004KT 9999 FEW022 24/15 Q1024 NOSIG
OEKM · day 11 at 17:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,200 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
230°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
06
HDG 060°
—CALM
——
12,467'
24
HDG 240°
—CALM
——
12,467'
14
HDG 140°
—CALM
——
12,467'
32
HDG 320°
—CALM
——
12,467'
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 +22°C
9,100FT
+2,322 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV6,778 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+22°C
PRESSURE ALT6,459 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 9,100 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +2,322 ft above
OEKM's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+91%
-64%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+64%
-41%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+36%
-27%
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
CURRENT17:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:14Z (past)
DAY LENGTH13h 09m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE00:10Z
MOONSET13:19Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
OEAB
VFR
Abha International Airport · Abha
- WIND
- 210° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 9 NM W
- AGE
- 5m ago
OEGN
VFR
→
MVFR
18Z
Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport · Jizan
- WIND
- 050° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT030
- DIST
- 85 NM S
- AGE
- 5m ago
OENG
VFR
Najran Domestic Airport · Najran
- WIND
- 060° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW030
- DIST
- 101 NM SE
- AGE
- 5m ago
OEBH
VFR
Bisha Airport · Bisha
- WIND
- 070° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 102 NM N
- AGE
- 5m ago
OEBA
MVFR
→
VFR
18Z
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) Airport · Al-Baha
- WIND
- 220° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW030
- DIST
- 137 NM NW
- AGE
- 5m ago
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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