// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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)
OEDM
VFR
Dawadmi Domestic Airport · Dawadmi
- WIND
- 130° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 144 NM W
- AGE
- 54m ago
OEAH
VFR
Al-Ahsa International Airport · Hofuf
- WIND
- 350° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 153 NM E
- AGE
- 54m ago
OEGS
VFR
Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport · Qassim
- WIND
- 210° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 178 NM NW
- AGE
- 54m ago
OEDF
VFR
King Fahd International Airport · Ad Dammam
- WIND
- 010° / 16 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 191 NM NE
- AGE
- 54m ago
// Area map · 200 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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