Birma Air Base

HE16 · Gharbia, Egypt

The METAR station used is 81 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 360° Birma Air Base 14L/32R
Wind: 9 kt, 3 beaufort

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CAVOK
METAR HESX 121100Z 36009KT CAVOK 30/18 Q1012 NOSIG

METAR Birma Air Base - HE16

Birma Air Base is a midsized airport in Gharbia, Egypt. The airport is located at latitude 30.83677 and longitude 30.93561. The airport has 2 runways: 14L/32R and 14R/32L. This airport has no ICAO code, we use EG-0063 as reference. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is HE16. The airport is in the Cairo FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Sphinx International Airport on October 12, 2024 14:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 360° with a speed of 9 kt.

The weather is CAVOK. That means there are no clouds below 5,000 ft or the MSA (minimum safe altitude), whichever is higher. This also means that no cumulonimbus or towering cumulus clouds have been observed and the visibility is 10 km or more or more. Furthermore, there can't be fog, precipitation nor other significant weather.

The temperature and wind chill are 30 °C. The heat index is 31. The dew point is 18 °C, the relative humidity is 49%. The air pressure at sea level is 1012 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 18:28. This applies to Birma Air Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +3 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
14L/32R 144°-324° 5 kt 7 kt 59 %
14R/32L 144°-324° 5 kt 7 kt 59 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 30 °C
Dewpoint 18 °C
Rel. humidity 49%
Heat index 31 °C
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:56
Midday
12:42
Sunset
18:28 (3:00h)

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