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// Station · 14m ago

OETF

Taif International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 13 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 33°C / 9°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 4,848 FT
21.4847°N / 40.5441°E
LOCATION · Taif, SA
N
WIND
310°13 kt
OETF · 4,848 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/13
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW030
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 310°/13 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 3,000 ft. 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 OETF 111600Z 31013KT 9999 FEW030 33/09 Q1017 NOSIG

OETF · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 310° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 13 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
310°13 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
35 HDG 350° H10 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,991'
25 HDG 250° H7 kt X11 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 85%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
07 HDG 070° T7 kt X11 kt LEFT
17 HDG 170° T10 kt X8 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 5,848 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 +27°C

8,000FT
+3,152 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
9,100 7,850 6,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,848 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+27°C PRESSURE ALT4,736 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 8,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +3,152 ft above OETF's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+80%
-56%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+56%
-36%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+32%
-24%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 21,515 FT FEW030 OETF ELEV · 4,848 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW030
Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL21,515 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:43ZSUNRISE
09:24ZSOLAR NOON
16:05ZSUNSET
16:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:29Z (15m) DAY LENGTH13h 21m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:11Z MOONSET13:33Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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