// Station · 8m ago

KECP

Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 30.6°C / 25°C

ALTIM 30.14 inHg

ELEV 69 FT

30.3571°N / 85.7954°W

LOCATION · Panama City Beach, US

WIND

VRB4 kt

KECP · 69 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

31 / 25

ALTIM

30.14"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KECP 111453Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3014 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW RAE23 SLP216 P0000 60000 T03060250 50008

KECP · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind variable at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1021.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

16 HDG 160° —CALM —— 10,000'

34 HDG 340° —CALM —— 10,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,069 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +15°C

1,700FT

+1,631 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV69 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT-152 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP (Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,524 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:50ZSUNRISE

17:49ZSOLAR NOON

00:49ZSUNSET

01:16ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:16Z (10h 14m) DAY LENGTH13h 58m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:16Z MOONSET22:14Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KPAM

VFR

Tyndall Air Force Base · Panama City

WIND: 020° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW200
DIST: 21 NM SE
AGE: 1h 6m ago

K54J

VFR

Defuniak Springs Airport · Defuniak Springs

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT023
DIST: 29 NM NW
AGE: 6m ago

KDTS

VFR

Destin Executive Airport · Destin

WIND: 080° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 35 NM W
AGE: 8m ago

KVPS

VFR

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · Valparaiso

WIND: 090° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 38 NM W
AGE: 1h 6m ago

KMAI

VFR

Marianna Municipal Airport · Marianna

WIND: 280° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 43 NM NE
AGE: 8m ago

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