Sphinx International Airport
The runways, from navdata. Drawn to scale from each threshold's position, true heading, length and width, with north up; the idents sit beyond each threshold.
Runway 34L is favoured now, by the live wind.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, day there now.
- Wind
- 280°4 kt
- Visibility
- 1.86 SM / 3.0 km
- Temperature
- 18°C64°F, dew point 16°C
- Altimeter
- 1017hPa30.03 inHg
- Time now
- 05:57UTC
- Sunrise
- 04:12UTC
- Sunset
- 15:07UTC
Runway 34L is favoured: 1.7 kt of headwind with the wind from 280° at 4 kt.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR HESX 030500Z 28004KT 3000 BR NSC 18/16 Q1017 NOSIG
TAF HESX 030500Z 0306/0412 34008KT CAVOK TEMPO 0306/0309 VRB02KT 2000 BR SCT025 PROB40 0306/0308 1000
Updated just now
Runways.
2 runway ends, the longest 3,650 m / 11,975 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16R | 165° | 160° | 3,650 m / 11,975 ft | 60 m | Concrete | None | None |
| 34L | 345° | 340° | 3,650 m / 11,975 ft | 60 m | Concrete | None | None |
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For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- HESX, SPX
- Type
- Large airport
- Location
- Al Jiza, Giza Governorate, Egypt
- Coordinates
- 30.108179, 30.895728
- Elevation
- 510 ft (155 m)
- Mag variation
- +4.77° E (WMM)
- Runways
- 2 ends, longest 3,650 m / 11,975 ft
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