HESX· SPX· Al Jiza
Sphinx International Airport
large airport · elevation 510 ft (155 m)
02:55Z 16:58Z Night
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Current METARVFR
23 min ago·02:00ZHESX 090200Z 05008KT CAVOK 22/16 Q1010 NOSIG
Wind
050° 8 kt
Visibility
CAVOK
Ceiling
CAVOK
Temperature
22°C / 16°C
temp / dew
QNH
1010 hPa
29.83 inHg
Clouds
CAVOK
Weather
—
Station
HESX
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
16R/34L3650 mPEM
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 16R/34L | TW 3 kt | XW 7 kt L |
30.1082°, 30.8957°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 16R/34L (use 34L) | Preferred | HW 3 | 7 R | — |
Density altitude
1,559 ft
elevation 510 ft
ISA deviation
+8.0°C
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLA | TACAN | 116.70 MHz | 0.9 | HIGH |
| OCT | NDB | 340 kHz | 18.2 | MEDIUM |
| MKT | NDB | 317 kHz | 20.1 | LOW |
| MXR | TACAN | 116.30 MHz | 24.0 | LOW |
| A | NDB | 490 kHz | 24.2 | MEDIUM |
| CVO | VOR-DME | 115.20 MHz | 25.6 | HIGH |
| ALI | NDB | 310 kHz | 25.6 | LOW |
| CAI | VOR-DME | 112.50 MHz | 27.6 | HIGH |
Runways1
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 16R/34L11,975 ft (3,650 m)
- Surface
- PEM
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)HESX
Wind6 kt
Vis10.0 km
Temp24°C
QNH1012 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=24
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Sphinx International Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/08 18:00 UTC
08/18Z
09/00Z
09/06Z
09/12Z
09/18Z
10/00Z
BASEVFR
TEMPO IFR
VFRBASE08/18Z → 10/00Z36010KT · ≥10 km
Wind: 36010KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
TAF HESX 081700Z 0818/0924 36010KT CAVOK
IFRTEMPO09/00Z → 09/07ZVRB3KT · 3 km · BR · NSC
Wind: VRB3KT
Visibility: 3 km
Weather: BR
Clouds: NSC
TEMPO 0900/0907 VRB03KT 3000 BR NSC
Raw TAF
TAF HESX 081700Z 0818/0924 36010KT CAVOK TEMPO 0900/0907 VRB03KT 3000 BR NSC
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