// Station · 1h 7m ago · STALE

KNTU

Oceana Naval Air Station

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 27.8°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

ELEV 23 FT

36.8207°N / 76.0335°W

LOCATION · Virginia Beach, US

WIND

VRB5 kt

KNTU · 23 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

FEW020 BKN100

T / Td

28 / 22

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Light winds at variable/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 2,000 ft, and broken at 10,000 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 KNTU 111356Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW020 BKN100 28/22 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02780222

KNTU · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 8 ends

05R HDG 050° —CALM —— 12,001'

23L HDG 230° —CALM —— 12,001'

14L HDG 140° —CALM —— 8,001'

32R HDG 320° —CALM —— 8,001'

05L HDG 050° —CALM —— 8,000'

23R HDG 230° —CALM —— 8,000'

14R HDG 140° —CALM —— 8,000'

32L HDG 320° —CALM —— 8,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,023 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

1,600FT

+1,577 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV23 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT11 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K0VG (Lee County Airport, Jonesville, elev 1,411 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-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)

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,063 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

09:55ZSUNRISE

17:10ZSOLAR NOON

00:26ZSUNSET

00:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:56Z (9h 52m) DAY LENGTH14h 31m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:20Z MOONSET21:51Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KNFE

MVFR

Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field · Fentress

WIND: 220° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN025
DIST: 9 NM SW
AGE: 5m ago

KORF

VFR → MVFR 03Z

Norfolk International Airport · Norfolk

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW019
DIST: 9 NM NW
AGE: 12m ago

KNGU

VFR → MVFR 23Z

Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) · Norfolk

WIND: 290° / 7 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN300
DIST: 14 NM NW
AGE: 4m ago

KCPK

MVFR

Chesapeake Regional Airport · Chesapeake

WIND: 250° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN019
DIST: 17 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

KPVG

MVFR

Hampton Roads Executive Airport · Chesapeake

WIND: 270° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN015
DIST: 20 NM W
AGE: 7m ago

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