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// Station · 25m ago

OMSJ

Sharjah International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 36°C / 18°C
ALTIM 29.53 inHg
ELEV 111 FT
25.3286°N / 55.5172°E
LOCATION · Sharjah, AE
N
WIND
220°6 kt
OMSJ · 111 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
36 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.53"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 220°/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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR OMSJ 111700Z 22006KT CAVOK 36/18 Q1000 NOSIG

OMSJ · day 11 at 17:00 UTC · wind from 220° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 36°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.53" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
220°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
30 HDG 300° H1 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 13,320'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
12 HDG 120° T1 kt X6 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,111 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 +22°C

3,100FT
+2,989 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
4,000 3,200 2,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV111 FT OAT+36°C ISA DELTA+22°C PRESSURE ALT501 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,989 ft above OMSJ's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%

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 · 18,293 FT OMSJ ELEV · 111 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL18,293 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+4)

01:35ZSUNRISE
08:24ZSOLAR NOON
15:12ZSUNSET
15:38ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:38Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 36m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE23:06Z MOONSET12:43Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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