// Station · 57m ago

KECP

Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 040° / 3 kt

VIS 7.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 800 ft

T/Td 24.4°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 69 FT

30.3571°N / 85.7954°W

LOCATION · Panama City Beach, US

WIND

040°3 kt

KECP · 69 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/3

VIS

7.0 SM

CEILING

OVC008

LAYERS

OVC008

T / Td

24 / 24

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 800 ft. Light winds at 040°/3 kt, visibility 7.0 SM, overcast at 800 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KECP 270953Z AUTO 04003KT 7SM OVC008 24/24 A2997 RMK AO2 RAB03E16 CIG 005V011 SLP160 P0000 T02440239 $

KECP · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 040° at 3 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · overcast at 800 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

040°3 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 +9°C

1,100FT

+1,031 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV69 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT16 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMGE (Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, elev 1,068 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC008

Overcast · base 800 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,392 ft VFR MARGIN-2,200 ft

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

10:44ZSUNRISE

17:41ZSOLAR NOON

00:38ZSUNSET

01:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:05Z (14h 15m) DAY LENGTH13h 54m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:27Z MOONSET09:21Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KPAM

VFR

Tyndall Air Force Base · Panama City

WIND: 110° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM SE
AGE: 55m ago

KDTS

MVFR

Destin Executive Airport · Destin

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN029
DIST: 35 NM W
AGE: 4m ago

KVPS

VFR → MVFR 16Z

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · Valparaiso

WIND: 030° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 38 NM W
AGE: 22m ago

KEGI

LIFR → MVFR 16Z

Duke Field · Crestview

WIND: 250° / 3 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: OVC002
DIST: 42 NM NW
AGE: 17m ago

KCEW

LIFR

Bob Sikes Airport · Crestview

WIND: CALM
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: OVC003
DIST: 45 NM NW
AGE: 19m ago

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