// Station · 46m ago

KNTU

Oceana Naval Air Station

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 23.3°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 23 FT

36.8207°N / 76.0335°W

LOCATION · Virginia Beach, US

WIND

240°10 kt

KNTU · 23 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

FEW010 BKN100 BKN250

T / Td

23 / 22

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Moderate winds at 240°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 1,000 ft, broken at 10,000 ft, and broken 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 KNTU 271107Z 24010KT 10SM FEW010 BKN100 BKN250 23/22 A3000 RMK AO2 T02330217

KNTU · day 27 at 11:07 UTC · wind from 240° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,000 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 10 kt

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

240°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

23R★ HDG 230° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,000'

23L HDG 230° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT 12,001'

32R HDG 320° H2 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

32L HDG 320° H2 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

14L HDG 140° T2 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

14R HDG 140° T2 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

05L HDG 050° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT —

05R HDG 050° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT —

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 +8°C

900FT

+877 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV23 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT-59 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLYH (Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field, Lynchburg, elev 938 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+9%

-6%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+6%

-4%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN100

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

FEW010

Few · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,791 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

09:50ZSUNRISE

17:02ZSOLAR NOON

00:15ZSUNSET

00:45ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:45Z (12h 51m) DAY LENGTH14h 25m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:35Z MOONSET09:00Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KORF

VFR → MVFR 14Z

Norfolk International Airport · Norfolk

WIND: 240° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW013
DIST: 9 NM NW
AGE: 2m ago

KNGU

VFR

Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) · Norfolk

WIND: 230° / 7 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 14 NM NW
AGE: 54m ago

KLFI

VFR → MVFR 16Z

Langley Air Force Base · Hampton

WIND: 220° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN160
DIST: 22 NM NW
AGE: 58m ago

KPHF

IFR → VFR 12Z

Newport News Williamsburg International Airport · Newport News

WIND: 230° / 7 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN008
DIST: 29 NM NW
AGE: 38m ago

KFAF

IFR → VFR 15Z

Felker Army Air Field · Newport News (Fort Eustis)

WIND: 200° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN008
DIST: 33 NM NW
AGE: 28m ago

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