// Station · 15m ago

OMSJ

Sharjah International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 260° / 11 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 37°C / 18°C

ALTIM 29.50 inHg

ELEV 111 FT

25.3286°N / 55.5172°E

LOCATION · Sharjah, AE

WIND

260°11 kt

OMSJ · 111 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/11

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

37 / 18

ALTIM

29.50"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 260°/11 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 111500Z 26011KT CAVOK 37/18 Q0999 NOSIG

OMSJ · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 260° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 37°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.50" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 11 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

260°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

30★ HDG 300° H8 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 13,320'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

12 HDG 120° T8 kt X7 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 +23°C

3,300FT

+3,189 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV111 FT OAT+37°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT531 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +3,189 ft above OMSJ's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+33%

-23%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+23%

-15%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+13%

-10%

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 LEVEL18,798 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

01:35ZSUNRISE

08:24ZSOLAR NOON

15:12ZSUNSET

15:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:38Z (22m) DAY LENGTH13h 36m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:02Z MOONSET12:38Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of OMSJ.

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