// Station · 18m ago
OERK
King Khalid International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 330° / 11 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 39°C / -8°C
ALTIM 29.77 inHg
ELEV 2,049 FT
24.9576°N / 46.6988°E
LOCATION · Riyadh, SA
WIND
330°11 kt
OERK · 2,049 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
330°/11
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
39 / -8
ALTIM
29.77"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 330°/11 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 OERK 111600Z 33011KT CAVOK 39/M08 Q1008 NOSIG
OERK · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 330° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 39°C / dewpoint -8°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 330° @ 11 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
330°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
33R★
HDG 330°
H11 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 13,796'
33L
HDG 330°
H11 kt
X0 kt —
13,796'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
15L
HDG 150°
T11 kt
X0 kt —
—
15R
HDG 150°
T11 kt
X0 kt —
—
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 +28°C
5,600FT
+3,551 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,049 FT
OAT+39°C
ISA DELTA+28°C
PRESSURE ALT2,203 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
+56%
-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)
02:12ZSUNRISE
08:59ZSOLAR NOON
15:47ZSUNSET
16:12ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:18Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:12Z (past)
DAY LENGTH13h 35m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE23:40Z
MOONSET13:15Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)
OEPS
VFR
Prince Sultan Air Base · Al Kharj
- WIND
- 360° / 16 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 72 NM SE
- AGE
- 23m ago
OEDM
VFR
Dawadmi Domestic Airport · Dawadmi
- WIND
- 360° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 144 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
OEAH
VFR
Al-Ahsa International Airport · Hofuf
- WIND
- 300° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 153 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
OEGS
VFR
Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport · Qassim
- WIND
- 360° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 178 NM NW
- AGE
- 18m ago
OEDF
VFR
King Fahd International Airport · Ad Dammam
- WIND
- 010° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 191 NM NE
- AGE
- 18m ago
// Area map · 200 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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