// Station · 1h 6m ago · STALE
OEPS
Prince Sultan Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND 340° / 18 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 42°C / 0°C
ALTIM 29.71 inHg
ELEV 1,651 FT
24.0627°N / 47.5805°E
LOCATION · Al Kharj, SA
WIND
340°18 kt
OEPS · 1,651 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
340°/18
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
42 / 0
ALTIM
29.71"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 340°/18 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 OEPS 111355Z 34018KT 9999 CLR 42/00 A2971 RMK AO2A SLPNO
OEPS · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 340° at 18 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 42°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 29.71" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 340° @ 18 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
340°18 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
35R★
HDG 350°
H18 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 13,123'
35L
HDG 350°
H18 kt
X3 kt LEFT
13,123'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
17L
HDG 170°
T18 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
17R
HDG 170°
T18 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,651 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 +31°C
5,500FT
+3,849 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,651 FT
OAT+42°C
ISA DELTA+31°C
PRESSURE ALT1,858 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)
02:10ZSUNRISE
08:56ZSOLAR NOON
15:42ZSUNSET
16:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING40m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:07Z (1h 05m)
DAY LENGTH13h 31m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE23:35Z
MOONSET13:07Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)
OERK
VFR
King Khalid International Airport · Riyadh
- WIND
- 340° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 72 NM NW
- AGE
- 1m ago
OEAH
VFR
Al-Ahsa International Airport · Hofuf
- WIND
- 310° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 127 NM NE
- AGE
- 1m ago
OEDF
VFR
King Fahd International Airport · Ad Dammam
- WIND
- 010° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 188 NM NE
- AGE
- 1m ago
OEDM
VFR
Dawadmi Domestic Airport · Dawadmi
- WIND
- 360° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 191 NM W
- AGE
- 1m ago
OEDR
VFR
King Abdulaziz Air Base · Dhahran
- WIND
- 360° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 192 NM NE
- AGE
- 1m ago
// Area map · 200 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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