Prince Sultan Air Base

OEPS · Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 330° Prince Sultan Air Base 17L/35R
Wind direction to Wind: 8 kt, gusting 20 kt, 3 beaufort

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METAR OEPS 251055Z AUTO 33008G20KT 9999 CLR 35/M04 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP086 WND DATA ESTMD T03501042

METAR Prince Sultan Air Base - OEPS/AKH

Prince Sultan Air Base is a midsized airport in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia. The airport is located at latitude 24.07045 and longitude 47.56219. The airport has 2 runways: 17L/35R and 17R/35L. The ICAO airport code of this field is OEPS. The airport's IATA code is AKH. The airport is in the Jeddah FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Prince Sultan Air Base on April 25, 2024 13:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 330° with a speed of 8 kt. Wind gusts of 20 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are no clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 35 °C. The dew point is -4 °C, the relative humidity is 8%. The air pressure at sea level is 1010 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 18:15. This applies to Prince Sultan 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 %
17L/35R 175°-355° 3-8 kt 7-18 kt 42 %
17R/35L 175°-355° 3-8 kt 7-18 kt 42 %

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

Clouds

- CLR No clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 35.0 °C
Dewpoint -4.2 °C
Rel. humidity 8%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP086Sea level pressure is 1008.6 hPa (29.78 inHg)
T03501042Temperature is 35.0 °C (95.0 °F), dew point is -4.2 °C (24.4 °F)
WND DATA ESTMD

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:19
Midday
11:47
Sunset
18:15 (3:41h)

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