Large International Airport • Sharm El Sheikh, JS, EG
Elevation: 191 ft (58 m) • 27.9773, 34.3947
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (HESH / SSH) is a large international airport serving Sharm El Sheikh, JS, EG, situated at an elevation of 191 ft (58 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 4.5° East.
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CLOUD PROFILE
METAR HESH 042100Z 35010KT CAVOK 33/14 Q1005 NOSIG
TAF HESH 041700Z 0418/0524 36012KT CAVOK
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM