// Station · 29m ago

KNPA

Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 15,000 ft

T/Td 28.3°C / 25.6°C

ALTIM 30.14 inHg

ELEV 28 FT

30.3527°N / 87.3186°W

LOCATION · Pensacola, US

WIND

040°5 kt

KNPA · 28 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN150

LAYERS

FEW015 SCT026 SCT090 BKN150

T / Td

28 / 26

ALTIM

30.14"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 15,000 ft. Light winds at 040°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 1,500 ft, scattered at 2,600 ft, scattered at 9,000 ft, and broken at 15,000 ft. 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 KNPA 111356Z 04005KT 10SM FEW015 SCT026 SCT090 BKN150 BKN250 28/26 A3014 RMK AO2 TSE09 SLP206 CB DSNT SE T1 SET T02830256 $

KNPA · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 040° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,500 ft · scattered layer at 2,600 ft · scattered layer at 9,000 ft · broken layer at 15,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1020.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 5 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

040°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

01★ HDG 010° H4 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,136'

07L HDG 070° H4 kt X2 kt LEFT 8,001'

07R HDG 070° H4 kt X2 kt LEFT 8,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

19 HDG 190° T4 kt X2 kt LEFT —

25R HDG 250° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

25L HDG 250° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,028 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 +13°C

1,400FT

+1,372 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV28 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT-193 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPUJ (Silver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, Dallas, elev 1,289 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-4%

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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN150

Broken · base 15,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT090

Scattered · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT026

Scattered · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW015

Few · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING15,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER15,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,321 ft VFR MARGIN+12,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:56ZSUNRISE

17:55ZSOLAR NOON

00:55ZSUNSET

01:22ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 29m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:22Z (10h 57m) DAY LENGTH13h 58m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:20Z MOONSET22:19Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KPNS

VFR

Pensacola International Airport · Pensacola

WIND: 050° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 10 NM NE
AGE: 32m ago

KNBJ

—

Naval Outlying Field Barin · Foley

WIND: CALM
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM W
AGE: 31m ago

KJKA

VFR

Jack Edwards National Airport · Gulf Shores

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM W
AGE: 29m ago

KNFJ

LIFR

Choctaw Nolf Airport · Milton

WIND: 070° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC001
DIST: 21 NM NE
AGE: 37m ago

KNDZ

VFR

Whiting Field Naval Air Station South Airport · Milton

WIND: 120° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM NE
AGE: 29m ago

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