// Station · 52m ago

OKAS

Ali Al Salem Air Base

CAT VFR

WIND 110° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 37,000 ft

T/Td 41.6°C / -1.2°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 472 FT

29.3469°N / 47.5201°E

LOCATION · Al Damaikhi, KW

WIND

110°8 kt

OKAS · 472 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN370

LAYERS

FEW240 SCT280 SCT320 BKN370

T / Td

42 / -1

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 37,000 ft. Moderate winds at 110°/8 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 24,000 ft, scattered at 28,000 ft, scattered at 32,000 ft, and broken at 37,000 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 OKAS 270855Z AUTO 11008KT 9999 FEW240 SCT280 SCT320 BKN370 42/M01 A2983 RMK AO2 SLPNO T04161012 $

OKAS · day 27 at 08:55 UTC · wind from 110° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 24,000 ft · scattered layer at 28,000 ft · scattered layer at 32,000 ft · broken layer at 37,000 ft · temp 42°C / dewpoint -1°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

110°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

12L★ HDG 120° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,805'

12R HDG 120° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT 9,805'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

30R HDG 300° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

30L HDG 300° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,472 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 +28°C

3,900FT

+3,428 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV472 FT OAT+42°C ISA DELTA+28°C PRESSURE ALT561 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +3,428 ft above OKAS's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+39%

-27%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+27%

-18%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+16%

-12%

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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN370

Broken · base 37,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT320

Scattered · base 32,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT280

Scattered · base 28,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW240

Few · base 24,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING37,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER37,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL21,482 ft VFR MARGIN+34,000 ft

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

01:53ZSUNRISE

08:48ZSOLAR NOON

15:43ZSUNSET

16:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:47Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:09Z (6h 21m) DAY LENGTH13h 49m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE10:34Z MOONSET00:23Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

OKKK

MVFR

Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait City

WIND: 020° / 7 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM E
AGE: 47m ago

OIAA

VFR

Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport · Abadan

WIND: 020° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 72 NM NE
AGE: 47m ago

OEPA

VFR

Qaisumah–Hafar Al-Batin International Airport · Qaisumah

WIND: 130° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 95 NM SW
AGE: 47m ago

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