// Station · 51m ago

KNQX

Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 13 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.8°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 6 FT

24.5758°N / 81.6889°W

LOCATION · Key West, US

WIND

130°13 kt

KNQX · 6 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/13

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT023 SCT250

T / Td

28 / 24

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 130°/13 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 2,300 ft, and scattered at 25,000 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

SPECI KNQX 271003Z 13013KT 10SM SCT023 SCT250 28/24 A2997 RMK AO2 T02780239 $

KNQX · day 27 at 10:03 UTC · wind from 130° at 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,300 ft · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 13 kt

4 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

130°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

14★ HDG 140° H13 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,000'

08 HDG 080° H8 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 77%

04 HDG 040° H0 kt X13 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

22 HDG 220° H0 kt X13 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

26 HDG 260° T8 kt X10 kt LEFT —

32 HDG 320° T13 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,006 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

1,500FT

+1,494 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV6 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT-47 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTRI (Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport, Blountville, elev 1,519 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+15%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT250

Scattered · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT023

Scattered · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,046 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:40ZSUNRISE

17:25ZSOLAR NOON

00:10ZSUNSET

00:35ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:35Z (13h 41m) DAY LENGTH13h 30m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:23Z MOONSET08:53Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KEYW

MVFR

Key West International Airport · Key West

WIND: 120° / 12 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN024
DIST: 4 NM W
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KMTH

VFR → MVFR 14Z

Florida Keys Marathon International Airport · Marathon

WIND: 120° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW022
DIST: 36 NM E
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KHST

VFR

Homestead Air Reserve Base · Homestead

WIND: 100° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW021
DIST: 90 NM NE
AGE: 59m ago

MUVR

VFR

Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport · Matanzas

WIND: 120° / 5 kt
VIS: 5.6 SM
CEILING: FEW030
DIST: 94 NM S
AGE: 1h 4m ago

KTMB

VFR

Miami Executive Airport · Miami

WIND: 130° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC033
DIST: 94 NM NE
AGE: 1h 1m ago

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