HESX· SPX· Al Jiza
Sphinx International Airport
large airport · elevation 510 ft (155 m)
03:29Z 16:31Z Night
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Current METARVFR
31 min ago·17:00ZHESX 231700Z 01010KT CAVOK 32/16 Q1010 NOSIG
Wind
010° 10 kt
Visibility
CAVOK
Ceiling
CAVOK
Temperature
32°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 9 kt | XW 4 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 9 | 4 R | — |
Density altitude
2,759 ft
elevation 510 ft
ISA deviation
+18.0°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 2026/08/23 18:00 UTC
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
24/18Z
25/00Z
BASEVFR
TEMPO VFR
TEMPO IFR
PROB40 TEMPO LIFR
VFRBASE23/18Z → 25/00Z3608KT · ≥10 km
Wind: 3608KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
TAF HESX 231700Z 2318/2424 36008KT CAVOK
VFRTEMPO23/18Z → 23/22Z03010G20KT · NSC
Wind: 03010G20KT
Clouds: NSC
TEMPO 2318/2322 03010G20KT NSC
IFRTEMPO24/01Z → 24/07Z3 km · HZ · SCT025
Visibility: 3 km
Weather: HZ
Clouds: SCT025
TEMPO 2401/2407 3000 HZ SCT025
LIFRPROB40 TEMPO24/02Z → 24/06Z1 km · BR
Visibility: 1 km
Weather: BR
PROB40 TEMPO 2402/2406 1000 BR
Raw TAF
TAF HESX 231700Z 2318/2424 36008KT CAVOK TEMPO 2318/2322 03010G20KT NSC TEMPO 2401/2407 3000 HZ SCT025 PROB40 TEMPO 2402/2406 1000 BR
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