[/] search [ENTER] submit ICAO [ESC] clear 5,740 STATIONS · WORLDWIDE

// 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
N
WIND
330°11 kt
OERK · 2,049 FT
© OSM · CartoDB

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

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.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
6,300 5,100 3,900
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 21,746 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 LEVEL21,746 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

// Area map · 200 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

© OpenStreetMap · CartoDB · OpenAIP
// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.
Get METAR Deck →