Prince Sultan Air Base

OEPS · Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

The METAR station used is 237 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 100° Prince Sultan Air Base 17L/35R
Wind: 7 kt, 3 beaufort

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CAVOK
METAR OEAH 050600Z 10007KT CAVOK 32/14 Q1011 NOSIG

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 Al-Ahsa International Airport on May 5, 2024 09:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 100° with a speed of 7 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 32 °C. The dew point is 14 °C, the relative humidity is 33%. The air pressure at sea level is 1011 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 18:20. 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° 7 kt 2 kt 97 %
17R/35L 175°-355° 7 kt 2 kt 97 %

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 32 °C
Dewpoint 14 °C
Rel. humidity 33%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:02
Midday
11:38
Sunset
18:14 (8:30h)

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