// Station · 20m ago

OKAS

Ali Al Salem Air Base

CAT MVFR

WIND 330° / 13 kt

VIS 5.0 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 45.2°C / -0.7°C

ALTIM 29.55 inHg

WX HZ

ELEV 472 FT

29.3469°N / 47.5201°E

LOCATION · Al Damaikhi, KW

WIND

330°13 kt

OKAS · 472 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

330°/13

VIS

5.0 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

45 / -1

ALTIM

29.55"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 5.0 SM. Brisk winds at 330°/13 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: HZ. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR OKAS 111355Z AUTO 33013KT 8000 HZ CLR 45/M01 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP000 T04521007 $

OKAS · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 330° at 13 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · temp 45°C / dewpoint -1°C · altimeter 29.55" Hg · weather: HZ · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1000.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 13 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

330°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

30R★ HDG 300° H11 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,805'

30L HDG 300° H11 kt X6 kt RIGHT 9,805'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

12L HDG 120° T11 kt X7 kt LEFT —

12R HDG 120° T11 kt X7 kt LEFT —

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 +32°C

4,700FT

+4,228 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV472 FT OAT+45°C ISA DELTA+32°C PRESSURE ALT838 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 4,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +4,228 ft above OKAS's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+47%

-33%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+33%

-21%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+19%

-14%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL23,300 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

01:59ZSUNRISE

08:56ZSOLAR NOON

15:53ZSUNSET

16:20ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:20Z (2h 05m) DAY LENGTH13h 54m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:23Z MOONSET13:17Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

OKKK

MVFR

Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait City

WIND: 350° / 13 kt
VIS: 4.3 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM E
AGE: 15m ago

OIAA

MVFR

Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport · Abadan

WIND: 310° / 16 kt
VIS: 4.3 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 72 NM NE
AGE: 15m ago

ORMM

VFR

Basra International Airport · Basra

WIND: 300° / 15 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 73 NM N
AGE: 15m ago

OEPA

MVFR

Qaisumah–Hafar Al-Batin International Airport · Qaisumah

WIND: 340° / 19 kt
VIS: 4.3 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 95 NM SW
AGE: 15m ago

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