// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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)
OEPS
VFR
Prince Sultan Air Base · Al Kharj
- WIND
- 340° / 18 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 72 NM SE
- AGE
- 8m ago
OEDM
VFR
Dawadmi Domestic Airport · Dawadmi
- WIND
- 010° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 144 NM W
- AGE
- 3m ago
OEAH
VFR
Al-Ahsa International Airport · Hofuf
- WIND
- 310° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 153 NM E
- AGE
- 3m ago
OEGS
VFR
Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport · Qassim
- WIND
- 010° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 178 NM NW
- AGE
- 3m ago
OEDF
VFR
King Fahd International Airport · Ad Dammam
- WIND
- 010° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 191 NM NE
- AGE
- 3m ago
// Area map · 200 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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