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// 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
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KNKX · 477 FT
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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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,100 1,400 700
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,719 FT OVC010 · CEILING KNKX ELEV · 477 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC010
Overcast · base 1,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING1,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,719 ft VFR MARGIN-2,000 ft

// 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

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