// Station · 29m ago

KNOG

Orange Grove Naval Auxiliary Landing Field

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 11 kt G16

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 31.7°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 29.90 inHg

ELEV 257 FT

27.9011°N / 98.0517°W

LOCATION · Orange Grove, US

WIND

150°11 kt

KNOG · 257 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/11G16

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

32 / 21

ALTIM

29.90"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 150°/11 kt, gusting 16. 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 KNOG 301856Z AUTO 15011G16KT 10SM CLR 32/21 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP104 T03170211 PWINO PNO $

KNOG · day 30 at 18:56 UTC · wind from 150° at 11 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 11 ktG16

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

150°11G16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13★ HDG 130° H10 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,001'

19 HDG 190° H8 kt X7 kt LEFT 8,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

01 HDG 010° T8 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

31 HDG 310° T10 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,257 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 +17°C

2,300FT

+2,043 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV257 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT275 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6R6 (Terrell County Airport, Dryden, elev 2,322 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,267 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:38ZSUNRISE

18:31ZSOLAR NOON

01:24ZSUNSET

01:50ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:50Z (6h 24m) DAY LENGTH13h 46m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE23:04Z MOONSET12:50Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KALI

VFR → MVFR 09Z

Alice International Airport · Alice

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW040
DIST: 10 NM S
AGE: 32m ago

KRBO

—

Nueces County Airport · Robstown

WIND: 180° / 6 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: SCT038
DIST: 21 NM E
AGE: 10m ago

KIKG

VFR

Kleberg County Airport · Kingsville

WIND: 090° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

KNQI

VFR

Kingsville Naval Air Station · Kingsville

WIND: 140° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT036
DIST: 27 NM SE
AGE: 1h 29m ago

K8T6

VFR

Live Oak County Airport · George West

WIND: 160° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM N
AGE: 10m ago

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