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// Station · 9m ago

KPNS

Pensacola International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.9°C / 18.3°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 121 FT
30.4727°N / 87.1866°W
LOCATION · Pensacola, US
N
WIND
280°4 kt
KPNS · 121 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 280°/4 kt. 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 KPNS 130153Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 24/18 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02390183 $

KPNS · day 13 at 01:53 UTC · wind from 280° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
280°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
17 HDG 170° —CALM —— 7,004'
35 HDG 350° —CALM —— 7,004'
08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 7,000'
26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 7,000'
Pattern altitude: 1,121 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 +9°C

1,100FT
+979 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV121 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT-12 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCTJ (West Georgia Regional Airport / O V Gray Field, Carrollton, elev 1,161 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+11%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,192 FT KPNS ELEV · 121 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,192 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:50ZSUNRISE
17:36ZSOLAR NOON
23:22ZSUNSET
23:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:46Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 32m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE13:12Z MOONSET00:45Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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