HESX· SPX· Al Jiza
Sphinx International Airport
large airport · elevation 510 ft (155 m)
03:29Z 16:31Z Day
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Current METARVFR
44 min ago·11:00ZHESX 231100Z 32010KT CAVOK 34/17 Q1011 NOSIG
Wind
320° 10 kt
Visibility
CAVOK
Ceiling
CAVOK
Temperature
34°C / 17°C
temp / dew
QNH
1011 hPa
29.85 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 9 kt | XW 4 kt R |
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 9 | 4 L | — |
Density altitude
2,972 ft
elevation 510 ft
ISA deviation
+20.0°C
large deviation
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)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Sphinx International Airport
Diagram unavailable for Sphinx International Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/08/22 18:00 UTC
22/18Z
23/00Z
23/06Z
23/12Z
23/18Z
24/00Z
BASEVFR
TEMPO IFR
VFRBASE22/18Z → 24/00Z35010KT · ≥10 km
Wind: 35010KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
TAF HESX 221700Z 2218/2324 35010KT CAVOK
IFRTEMPO23/00Z → 23/06ZVRB3KT · 3 km · BR · NSC
Wind: VRB3KT
Visibility: 3 km
Weather: BR
Clouds: NSC
TEMPO 2300/2306 VRB03KT 3000 BR NSC
Raw TAF
TAF HESX 221700Z 2218/2324 35010KT CAVOK TEMPO 2300/2306 VRB03KT 3000 BR NSC
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