// Station · 10m ago
ORMM
Basra International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 40°C / 14°C
ALTIM 29.50 inHg
ELEV 11 FT
30.5491°N / 47.6621°E
LOCATION · Basra, IQ
WIND
280°9 kt
ORMM · 11 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/9
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
40 / 14
ALTIM
29.50"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 280°/9 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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METAR ORMM 111600Z 28009KT CAVOK 40/14 Q0999
ORMM · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 280° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 40°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.50" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
280°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
32★
HDG 320°
H7 kt
X6 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 13,124'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
14
HDG 140°
T7 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,011 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 +26°C
3,500FT
+3,489 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV11 FT
OAT+40°C
ISA DELTA+26°C
PRESSURE ALT431 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at ORBB
(Bamarni Airport, Bamarni, elev 3,455 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+35%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+3)
01:55ZSUNRISE
08:55ZSOLAR NOON
15:55ZSUNSET
16:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:23Z (12m)
DAY LENGTH13h 59m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE23:23Z
MOONSET13:23Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
OIAA
VFR
Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport · Abadan
- WIND
- 300° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 10m ago
OKAS
IFR
Ali Al Salem Air Base · Al Damaikhi
- WIND
- 320° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 2.7 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 73 NM S
- AGE
- 25m ago
OIAW
VFR
Qasem Soleimani International Airport · Ahvaz
- WIND
- 290° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 74 NM NE
- AGE
- 10m ago
OIAM
VFR
Mahshahr Airport · Mahshahr
- WIND
- 300° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 77 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 10m ago
OKKK
MVFR
Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait City
- WIND
- 350° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 4.3 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 81 NM S
- AGE
- 10m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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