Sphinx International Airport

HESX · Giza, Egypt

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 020° Sphinx International Airport 16R/34L
Wind: 9 kt, 3 beaufort

7 kt

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CAVOK
METAR HESX 081500Z 02009KT CAVOK 30/14 Q1016 NOSIG

METAR Sphinx International Airport - HESX/SPX

Sphinx International Airport is a midsized airport in Giza, Egypt. The airport is located at latitude 30.10820 and longitude 30.89575. The airport has 3 runways: 16R/34L, 10/28 and 16L/34R. The ICAO airport code of this field is HESX. The airport's IATA code is SPX. The airport is in the Cairo FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Sphinx International Airport on October 8, 2024 18:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 020° 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 dew point is 14 °C, the relative humidity is 38%. The air pressure at sea level is 1016 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 18:33. This applies to Sphinx International Airport, 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 %
16R/34L 166°-346° 5 kt 7 kt 56 %
10/28 165°-345° 5 kt 7 kt 57 %
16L/34R 166°-346° 5 kt 7 kt 56 %

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 14 °C
Rel. humidity 38%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:54 (12:00h)
Midday
12:43
Sunset
18:33

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