Cairo West Air Base

HECW · Giza, Egypt

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 210° Cairo West Air Base 10/28
Wind: 5 kt, 2 beaufort

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CAVOK
METAR HESX 060000Z 21005KT CAVOK 15/11 Q1011 NOSIG

METAR Cairo West Air Base - HECW

Cairo West Air Base is a midsized airport in Giza, Egypt. The airport is located at latitude 30.11718 and longitude 30.91789. The airport has 2 runways: 10/28 and 16L/34R. The ICAO airport code of this field is HECW. The airport is in the Cairo FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Sphinx International Airport on May 6, 2024 03:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 210° with a speed of 5 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 15 °C. The dew point is 11 °C, the relative humidity is 77%. The air pressure at sea level is 1011 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 19:37. This applies to Cairo West 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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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
10/28 106°-286° 5 kt 1 kt 97 %
16L/34R 166°-346° 3 kt 4 kt 69 %

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 15 °C
Dewpoint 11 °C
Rel. humidity 77%
Kp-index 4 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:08 (2:17h)
Midday
12:53
Sunset
19:37

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