Aeronautical current weather observation and short-term forecast for pilots, flight preparation with the METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report : current weather report), and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term weather forecast message for aviation). And other resources like VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare a flights.
METAR, TAF, VAC Hurghada airport (Egypt) / ICAO HEGN/ IATA HRG
Hurghada airport (Egypt) is located close to Hurghada, Muḩāfaz̧at al Baḩr al Aḩmar at 1 mile↑, Port el Ghalib at 6 mile↑, Al Ghardaqah at 6 mile↑, Makadi Bay at 14 mile↑, El Gouna at 17 mile↑, Bur Safajah at 32 mile↑, Sharm ash Shaykh at 56 mile↑, Naama at 60 mile↑, Al Jubayl at 71 mile↑, Tor at 74 mile↑,
Elevation : 16 m = 52 ft
Runways
- runway 16/34 : 4000 m = 13123 ft
aerial view of Hurghada
METAR for Hurghada airport - HEGN
HEGN 150600Z 31009KT CAVOK 12/01 Q1016 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Hurghada Airport (Egypt)
METAR issued by HEGN on Saturday 15th of January 2022 at 06:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 92 hours and -4309 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
Temperature is 12 °C = 54 °F and dew point is 1 °C = 34 °F . This correspond to 47% relative humidity.
QNH is 1016 mb = 30 inHg
Wind speed is 17 km/h = 9 kt, direction is 310°.
Sky clear
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Hurghada airport - HEGN
HEGN 150500Z 1506/1612 32008G20KT 9999 FEW025
Decoded TAF for Hurghada Airport (Egypt)
TAF issued by HEGN on Saturday 15th of January 2022 at 05:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 21 hours and 11 minutes ago. A 30 hour weather forecast that is updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday 15th of January 2022 à 06:00 heure TU to Sunday 16th of January 2022 à 12:00 heure UTC
1506/1612 32008G20KT 9999 FEW025
Wind 8 kt = 15 km/h with gusts at 20 kt = 37 km/h, direction is 320°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
few clouds at 2500 ft = 760 m
close by
nearest airports to Hurghada
- for El Gouna airport (HEGO) at 15 mile↑
- for Sharm El Sheikh airport (HESH) at 66 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for El Tor airport (HETR) at 72 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Neom airport (OENN) at 105 mile↑
- for St Catherine airport (HESC) at 105 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Marsa Alam International airport (HEMA) at 122 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Luxor airport (HELX) at 124 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Sohag International airport (HESG) at 139 mile↑METAR & TAF
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- TAF : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Météo générale : Openweathermap (www.openweathermap.org) et AVWX (avwx.rest)
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA (www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr), Espagne ENAIRE (https://aip.enaire.es)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)