// Station · 11m ago

KNQX

Naval Air Station Key West/Boca Chica Field

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 18,000 ft

T/Td 29.4°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 30.11 inHg

ELEV 6 FT

24.5758°N / 81.6889°W

LOCATION · Key West, US

WIND

090°9 kt

KNQX · 6 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN180

LAYERS

FEW025 BKN180 OVC250

T / Td

29 / 24

ALTIM

30.11"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 18,000 ft. Moderate winds at 090°/9 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 2,500 ft, broken at 18,000 ft, and overcast at 25,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KNQX 111353Z 09009KT 10SM FEW025 BKN180 OVC250 29/24 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02940239 $

KNQX · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 090° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · broken layer at 18,000 ft · overcast at 25,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 9 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

090°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

08★ HDG 080° H9 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,001'

04 HDG 040° H6 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 78%

14 HDG 140° H6 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 78%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

22 HDG 220° T6 kt X7 kt LEFT —

32 HDG 320° T6 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

26 HDG 260° T9 kt X2 kt LEFT —

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 +14°C

1,500FT

+1,494 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV6 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT-186 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K49A (Gilmer County Airport, Ellijay, elev 1,486 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC250

Overcast · base 25,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN180

Broken · base 18,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW025

Few · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING18,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,854 ft VFR MARGIN+15,000 ft

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

10:46ZSUNRISE

17:33ZSOLAR NOON

00:20ZSUNSET

00:45ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:45Z (10h 41m) DAY LENGTH13h 33m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:10Z MOONSET21:43Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KEYW

VFR

Key West International Airport · Key West

WIND: 090° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC050
DIST: 4 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

KMTH

VFR

Florida Keys Marathon International Airport · Marathon

WIND: 110° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

KMKY

VFR

Marco Island Executive Airport · Marco Island

WIND: 090° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 85 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

KHST

VFR

Homestead Air Reserve Base · Homestead

WIND: 090° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW200
DIST: 90 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

MUVR

VFR

Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport · Matanzas

WIND: 090° / 9 kt
VIS: 5.6 SM
CEILING: BKN190
DIST: 94 NM S
AGE: 14m ago

// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

AIRSPACE

// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.

Get METAR Deck →