Medium Regional Airport • Buraidah, 05, SA
Elevation: 2,126 ft (648 m) • 26.3028, 43.7744
Gassim Airport (OEGS / ELQ) is a medium regional airport serving Buraidah, 05, SA, situated at an elevation of 2,126 ft (648 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 3.7° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR OEGS 042000Z 34007KT CAVOK 35/M03 Q1006 NOSIG
TAF OEGS 041100Z 0412/0518 33013KT 7000 NSC TEMPO 0412/0416 2000 BLDU BECMG 0508/0510 27016KT
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