// Station · 14m ago

KNKX

Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field

CAT MVFR

WIND 130° / 4 kt

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 1,100 ft

T/Td 17.8°C / 16.1°C

ALTIM 29.95 inHg

ELEV 477 FT

32.8684°N / 117.1430°W

LOCATION · San Diego, US

WIND

130°4 kt

KNKX · 477 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/4

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

OVC011

LAYERS

OVC011

T / Td

18 / 16

ALTIM

29.95"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,100 ft. Light winds at 130°/4 kt, visibility 9.0 SM, overcast at 1,100 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 KNKX 111455Z 13004KT 9SM OVC011 18/16 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01780161 51020 $

KNKX · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 130° at 4 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · overcast at 1,100 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

130°4 kt

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

900FT

+423 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV477 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT445 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KONT (Ontario International Airport, Ontario, elev 944 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+9%

-6%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+6%

-4%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC011

Overcast · base 1,100 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,467 ft VFR MARGIN-1,900 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:49ZSUNRISE

19:55ZSOLAR NOON

03:00ZSUNSET

03:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:28Z (12h 18m) DAY LENGTH14h 10m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:15Z MOONSET00:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KMYF

MVFR

Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport · San Diego

WIND: 100° / 3 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC011
DIST: 3 NM S
AGE: 16m ago

KSAN

MVFR → VFR 19Z

San Diego International Airport · San Diego

WIND: 190° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC014
DIST: 8 NM S
AGE: 18m ago

KSEE

MVFR

Gillespie Field · San Diego/El Cajon

WIND: CALM
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: OVC013
DIST: 9 NM E
AGE: 14m ago

KNZY

MVFR

North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field · San Diego

WIND: 160° / 9 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC015
DIST: 11 NM S
AGE: 17m ago

KRNM

LIFR

Ramona Airport · Ramona

WIND: 110° / 3 kt
VIS: 0.25 SM
CEILING: —
DIST: 15 NM NE
AGE: 8m ago

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