// Station · 29m ago
KNKX
Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field
CAT MVFR
WIND CALM
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING OVC at 1,000 ft
T/Td 18.3°C / 15.6°C
ALTIM 29.93 inHg
ELEV 477 FT
32.8684°N / 117.1430°W
LOCATION · San Diego, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KNKX · 477 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
7.0 SM
CEILING
OVC010
LAYERS
OVC010
T / Td
18 / 16
ALTIM
29.93"
// Interpretation
MVFR — ceiling 1,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility 7.0 SM, overcast at 1,000 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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METAR KNKX 111355Z 00000KT 7SM OVC010 18/16 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01830156 $
KNKX · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 7.0 SM · overcast at 1,000 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
9 ends
06L
HDG 060°
—CALM
——
12,000'
24R
HDG 240°
—CALM
——
12,000'
06R
HDG 060°
—CALM
——
8,001'
24L
HDG 240°
—CALM
——
8,001'
06H
HDG 060°
—CALM
——
1,000'
24H
HDG 240°
—CALM
——
1,000'
H1
HDG 225°
—CALM
——
100'
H2
HDG 225°
—CALM
——
100'
H3
HDG 225°
—CALM
——
100'
Pattern altitude: 1,477 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 +4°C
1,000FT
+523 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV477 FT
OAT+18°C
ISA DELTA+4°C
PRESSURE ALT465 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KWHP
(Whiteman Airport, Pacoima, 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.
// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:49ZSUNRISE
19:55ZSOLAR NOON
03:00ZSUNSET
03:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:24Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 36m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:28Z (13h 04m)
DAY LENGTH14h 10m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE10:14Z
MOONSET00:24Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMYF
MVFR
Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport · San Diego
- WIND
- 190° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- OVC011
- DIST
- 3 NM S
- AGE
- 31m ago
KSAN
MVFR
→
VFR
19Z
San Diego International Airport · San Diego
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC013
- DIST
- 8 NM S
- AGE
- 33m ago
KSEE
MVFR
Gillespie Field · San Diego/El Cajon
- WIND
- 320° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- OVC013
- DIST
- 9 NM E
- AGE
- 37m ago
KNZY
MVFR
North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field · San Diego
- WIND
- 130° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- OVC014
- DIST
- 11 NM S
- AGE
- 27m ago
KRNM
LIFR
Ramona Airport · Ramona
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 0.25 SM
- CEILING
- —
- DIST
- 15 NM NE
- AGE
- 5m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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