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// KNIP · Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) · Jacksonville

// Station · 11m ago

KNIP

Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field)
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.9°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 21 FT
30.2358°N / 81.6806°W
LOCATION · Jacksonville, US
N
WIND
110°3 kt
KNIP · 21 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.01"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 110°/3 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 KNIP 130053Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02390206 $

KNIP · day 13 at 00:53 UTC · wind from 110° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
110°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
10 HDG 100° —CALM —— 9,003'
28 HDG 280° —CALM —— 9,003'
14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 5,978'
32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 5,978'
Pattern altitude: 1,021 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

1,000FT
+979 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV21 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT-70 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPDK (DeKalb Peachtree Airport, Atlanta, elev 1,003 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+10%
-7%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+7%
-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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,092 FT KNIP ELEV · 21 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,092 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

11:27ZSUNRISE
17:14ZSOLAR NOON
23:00ZSUNSET
23:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:24Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 32m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE12:48Z MOONSET00:21Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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