// Station · 11m ago

OEPA

Qaisumah–Hafar Al-Batin International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 330° / 16 kt

VIS 4.3 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 42°C / -10°C

ALTIM 29.68 inHg

ELEV 1,174 FT

28.3357°N / 46.1271°E

LOCATION · Qaisumah, SA

WIND

330°16 kt

OEPA · 1,174 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

330°/16

VIS

4.3 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

42 / -10

ALTIM

29.68"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 4.3 SM. Brisk winds at 330°/16 kt, visibility 4.3 SM, no reported cloud layers. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR OEPA 111300Z 33016KT 7000 NSC 42/M10 Q1005 NOSIG

OEPA · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 330° at 16 kt · visibility 4.3 SM · temp 42°C / dewpoint -10°C · altimeter 29.68" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 16 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

330°16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

34★ HDG 340° H16 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,007'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

16 HDG 160° T16 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,174 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 +30°C

5,000FT

+3,826 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,174 FT OAT+42°C ISA DELTA+30°C PRESSURE ALT1,416 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at OETF (Taif International Airport, Taif, elev 4,848 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+50%

-35%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+35%

-23%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+20%

-15%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL22,386 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:07ZSUNRISE

09:02ZSOLAR NOON

15:56ZSUNSET

16:23ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:23Z (3h 11m) DAY LENGTH13h 49m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:28Z MOONSET13:18Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of OEPA.

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