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// Station · 54m ago

OERK

King Khalid International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 140° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 44°C / -8°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 2,049 FT
24.9576°N / 46.6988°E
LOCATION · Riyadh, SA
N
WIND
140°6 kt
OERK · 2,049 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
44 / -8
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.88"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 140°/6 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 271100Z 14006KT CAVOK 44/M08 Q1012 NOSIG

OERK · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 140° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 44°C / dewpoint -8°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
140°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
15L HDG 150° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 13,796'
15R HDG 150° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT 13,796'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
33R HDG 330° T6 kt X1 kt RIGHT
33L HDG 330° T6 kt X1 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 +33°C

6,100FT
+4,051 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
6,400 5,200 4,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,049 FT OAT+44°C ISA DELTA+33°C PRESSURE ALT2,085 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 6,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +4,051 ft above OERK's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+61%
-43%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+43%
-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 · 24,271 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 LEVEL24,271 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:06ZSUNRISE
08:51ZSOLAR NOON
15:37ZSUNSET
16:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:02Z (4h 08m) DAY LENGTH13h 31m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE10:50Z MOONSET00:22Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

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