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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
10,300 9,250 8,200
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 19,909 FT SCT022 OEKM ELEV · 6,778 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT022
Scattered · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL19,909 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

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