HESX· SPX· Al Jiza
Sphinx International Airport
large airport · elevation 510 ft (155 m)
03:21Z 16:29Z Night
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Current METARVFR
52 min ago·19:00ZHESX 241900Z 06010KT CAVOK 21/09 Q1009 NOSIG
Wind
060° 10 kt
Visibility
CAVOK
Ceiling
CAVOK
Temperature
21°C / 9°C
temp / dew
QNH
1009 hPa
29.80 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 10 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 | 10 R | — |
Density altitude
1,466 ft
elevation 510 ft
ISA deviation
+7.0°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)
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 2026/04/24 18:00 UTC
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
26/00Z
BASEMVFR
TEMPO IFR
TEMPO IFR
PROB30 LIFR
MVFRBASE24/18Z → 26/00Z03010KT · 7 km · SCT020 BKN090
Wind: 03010KT
Visibility: 7 km
Clouds: SCT020 BKN090
TAF HESX 241700Z 2418/2524 03010KT 7000 SCT020 BKN090
IFRTEMPO25/02Z → 25/06ZVRB3KT · 4 km · HZ
Wind: VRB3KT
Visibility: 4 km
Weather: HZ
TEMPO 2502/2506 VRB03KT 4000 HZ
IFRTEMPO25/10Z → 25/18Z28014G24KT · 3 km · SA
Wind: 28014G24KT
Visibility: 3 km
Weather: SA
TEMPO 2510/2518 28014G24KT 3000 SA
LIFRPROB3025/12Z → 25/15Z2 km
Visibility: 2 km
PROB30 2512/2515 1500
Raw TAF
TAF HESX 241700Z 2418/2524 03010KT 7000 SCT020 BKN090 TEMPO 2502/2506 VRB03KT 4000 HZ TEMPO 2510/2518 28014G24KT 3000 SA PROB30 2512/2515 1500
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