// Station · 17m ago

KNGP

Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Truax Field

CAT MVFR

WIND 160° / 13 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,200 ft

T/Td 30.6°C / 26.7°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

ELEV 18 FT

27.6926°N / 97.2911°W

LOCATION · Corpus Christi, US

WIND

160°13 kt

KNGP · 18 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/13G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN022

LAYERS

SCT015 BKN022

T / Td

31 / 27

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,200 ft. Brisk winds at 160°/13 kt, gusting 19, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 1,500 ft, and broken at 2,200 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KNGP 111456Z AUTO 16013G19KT 10SM SCT015 BKN022 31/27 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T03060267 51012 $

KNGP · day 11 at 14:56 UTC · wind from 160° at 13 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 1,500 ft · broken layer at 2,200 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 27°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 13 ktG19

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

160°13G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

17★ HDG 170° H13 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,003'

13L HDG 130° H11 kt X6 kt RIGHT 5,002'

13R HDG 130° H11 kt X6 kt RIGHT 8,001'

22 HDG 220° H7 kt X11 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 58%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

04 HDG 040° T6 kt X11 kt RIGHT —

31R HDG 310° T11 kt X6 kt LEFT —

31L HDG 310° T11 kt X6 kt LEFT —

35 HDG 350° T13 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,018 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

1,800FT

+1,782 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV18 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT-85 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KABI (Abilene Regional Airport, Abilene, elev 1,791 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN022

Broken · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT015

Scattered · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,473 ft VFR MARGIN-800 ft

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

11:42ZSUNRISE

18:35ZSOLAR NOON

01:29ZSUNSET

01:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:55Z (10h 41m) DAY LENGTH13h 46m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:08Z MOONSET22:55Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KNWL

MVFR

Waldron Field Naval Outlying Landing Field · Corpus Christi

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 4 NM S
AGE: 6m ago

KCRP

VFR

Corpus Christi International Airport · Corpus Christi

WIND: 160° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN095
DIST: 12 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

KRAS

VFR

Mustang Beach Airport · Port Aransas

WIND: 130° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT016
DIST: 13 NM NE
AGE: 18m ago

KRBO

—

Nueces County Airport · Robstown

WIND: 180° / 9 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: SCT017
DIST: 22 NM W
AGE: 18m ago

KT69

MVFR

Alfred C 'Bubba' Thomas Airport · Sinton

WIND: CALM
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: BKN024
DIST: 25 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

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