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// OETB · Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport · Tabuk

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OETB

Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 35°C / -1°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 2,551 FT
28.3711°N / 36.6249°E
LOCATION · Tabuk, SA
N
WIND
160°4 kt
OETB · 2,551 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/4
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
35 / -1
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.85"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 160°/4 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 OETB 271200Z 16004KT CAVOK 35/M01 Q1011 NOSIG

OETB · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 160° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 35°C / dewpoint -1°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
160°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
06 HDG 060° —CALM —— 10,991'
24 HDG 240° —CALM —— 10,991'
13 HDG 130° —CALM —— 10,007'
31 HDG 310° —CALM —— 10,007'
Pattern altitude: 3,551 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 +25°C

5,600FT
+3,049 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
5,900 4,700 3,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,551 FT OAT+35°C ISA DELTA+25°C PRESSURE ALT2,616 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 · 20,228 FT OETB ELEV · 2,551 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL20,228 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)

02:39ZSUNRISE
09:32ZSOLAR NOON
16:24ZSUNSET
16:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:50Z (3h 49m) DAY LENGTH13h 45m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE11:26Z MOONSET01:11Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of OETB.

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