// Station · 1h 7m ago · STALE

KNDZ

Whiting Field Naval Air Station South Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 25°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 30.16 inHg

WX TS

ELEV 177 FT

30.7044°N / 87.0230°W

LOCATION · Milton, US

WIND

120°4 kt

KNDZ · 177 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

25 / 21

ALTIM

30.16"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 120°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: TS. 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 KNDZ 111356Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM TS CLR 25/21 A3016 RMK AO2 TSB56 SLP198 T02500211 $

KNDZ · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 120° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · weather: TS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

120°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 6,002'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 6,002'

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 5,996'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 5,996'

Pattern altitude: 1,177 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 +10°C

1,100FT

+923 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV177 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT-65 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCTJ (West Georgia Regional Airport / O V Gray Field, Carrollton, elev 1,161 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 · 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 LEVEL12,803 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:54ZSUNRISE

17:54ZSOLAR NOON

00:54ZSUNSET

01:22ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 51m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:22Z (10h 18m) DAY LENGTH14h 00m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:20Z MOONSET22:20Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KNSE

VFR

Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North · Milton

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 1 NM N
AGE: 3m ago

KNFJ

LIFR

Choctaw Nolf Airport · Milton

WIND: 070° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC001
DIST: 12 NM S
AGE: 1h 15m ago

KPNS

VFR

Pensacola International Airport · Pensacola

WIND: 090° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 16 NM SW
AGE: 10m ago

KHRT

VFR

Hurlburt Field · Mary Esther

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

KNPA

VFR

Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field · Pensacola

WIND: 030° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN170
DIST: 26 NM SW
AGE: 7m ago

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