// Station · 1h 56m ago · STALE

KNXP

Twentynine Palms Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field

CAT VFR

WIND 310° / 9 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 16.1°C / 2.2°C

ALTIM 29.75 inHg

ELEV 2,051 FT

34.2962°N / 116.1620°W

LOCATION · Twentynine Palms, US

WIND

310°9 kt

KNXP · 2,051 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 07Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/9G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

16 / 2

ALTIM

29.75"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 310°/9 kt, gusting 19. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KNXP 270754Z AUTO 31009G19KT 10SM CLR 16/02 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP040 T01610022 403060150 $

KNXP · day 27 at 07:54 UTC · wind from 310° at 9 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 16°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 29.75" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1004.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 9 ktG19

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

310°9G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

28★ HDG 280° H8 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,015'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

10 HDG 100° T8 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 3,051 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 +5°C

2,900FT

+849 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,051 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT2,220 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMHV (Mojave Air & Space Port, Mojave, elev 2,801 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+29%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,182 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:37ZSUNRISE

19:43ZSOLAR NOON

02:49ZSUNSET

03:18ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:18Z (17h 27m) DAY LENGTH14h 12m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE21:17Z MOONSET11:30Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KPSP

VFR

Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs

WIND: 120° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM SW
AGE: 57m ago

KTRM

VFR

Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport · Palm Springs

WIND: 010° / 8 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 40 NM S
AGE: 58m ago

KDAG

VFR

Barstow Daggett Airport · Daggett

WIND: 240° / 18 ktG28
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM NW
AGE: 1h 0m ago

KSBD

MVFR → VFR 11Z

San Bernardino International Airport · San Bernardino

WIND: 260° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC025
DIST: 55 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

KRIV

VFR → MVFR 11Z

March Air Reserve Base · Riverside

WIND: 170° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW030
DIST: 60 NM SW
AGE: 55m ago

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