// Station · 33m ago

KNGP

Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Truax Field

CAT IFR

WIND 050° / 8 kt

VIS 1.5 SM

CEILING BKN at 1,600 ft

T/Td 22.8°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 29.77 inHg

WX +TSRA BR

ELEV 18 FT

27.6926°N / 97.2911°W

LOCATION · Corpus Christi, US

WIND

050°8 kt

KNGP · 18 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/8

VIS

1.5 SM

CEILING

BKN016

LAYERS

BKN016 OVC028

T / Td

23 / 22

ALTIM

29.77"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 1.5 SM. Moderate winds at 050°/8 kt, visibility 1.5 SM, broken at 1,600 ft, and overcast at 2,800 ft. Reported weather: +TSRA BR. 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

SPECI KNGP 270917Z AUTO 05008KT 1 1/2SM +TSRA BR BKN016 OVC028 23/22 A2977 RMK AO2 P0052 T02280222 $

KNGP · day 27 at 09:17 UTC · wind from 050° at 8 kt · visibility 1.5 SM · broken layer at 1,600 ft · overcast at 2,800 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg · weather: +TSRA BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 8 kt

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

050°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

04★ HDG 040° H8 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,001'

35 HDG 350° H4 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%

13L HDG 130° H1 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

13R HDG 130° H1 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

31R HDG 310° T1 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

31L HDG 310° T1 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

17 HDG 170° T4 kt X7 kt LEFT —

22 HDG 220° T8 kt X1 kt LEFT —

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 +8°C

1,100FT

+1,082 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV18 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT166 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDLF (Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, elev 1,082 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC028

Overcast · base 2,800 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN016

Broken · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,533 ft VFR MARGIN-1,400 ft

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

11:36ZSUNRISE

18:27ZSOLAR NOON

01:19ZSUNSET

01:45ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:45Z (15h 55m) DAY LENGTH13h 42m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE20:17Z MOONSET09:59Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KCRP

MVFR → VFR 15Z

Corpus Christi International Airport · Corpus Christi

WIND: 060° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN024
DIST: 12 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

KNQI

MVFR → VFR 10Z

Kingsville Naval Air Station · Kingsville

WIND: 040° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN014
DIST: 30 NM W
AGE: 17m ago

KALI

MVFR → VFR 18Z

Alice International Airport · Alice

WIND: 080° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC022
DIST: 39 NM W
AGE: 57m ago

KVCT

IFR → MVFR 12Z

Victoria Regional Airport · Victoria

WIND: 140° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN008
DIST: 72 NM N
AGE: 19m ago

KHRL

MVFR → VFR 15Z

Valley International Airport · Harlingen

WIND: 150° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 90 NM S
AGE: 58m ago

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