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// Station · 3m ago

OERK

King Khalid International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 13 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 41°C / -6°C
ALTIM 29.74 inHg
ELEV 2,049 FT
24.9576°N / 46.6988°E
LOCATION · Riyadh, SA
N
WIND
320°13 kt
OERK · 2,049 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/13
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
41 / -6
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.74"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 320°/13 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR OERK 111400Z 32013KT CAVOK 41/M06 Q1007 NOSIG

OERK · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 320° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 41°C / dewpoint -6°C · altimeter 29.74" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 13 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
320°13 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
33R HDG 330° H13 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 13,796'
33L HDG 330° H13 kt X2 kt LEFT 13,796'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
15L HDG 150° T13 kt X2 kt RIGHT
15R HDG 150° T13 kt X2 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 3,049 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

5,900FT
+3,851 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
6,300 5,100 3,900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,049 FT OAT+41°C ISA DELTA+30°C PRESSURE ALT2,232 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
+59%
-41%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+41%
-27%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+24%
-18%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 22,756 FT OERK ELEV · 2,049 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL22,756 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:12ZSUNRISE
08:59ZSOLAR NOON
15:47ZSUNSET
16:12ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 43m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:12Z (2h 09m) DAY LENGTH13h 35m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:35Z MOONSET13:11Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

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