// Station · 24m ago

KPNS

Pensacola International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 030° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 1,100 ft

T/Td 25°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 121 FT

30.4727°N / 87.1866°W

LOCATION · Pensacola, US

WIND

030°3 kt

KPNS · 121 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

030°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN011

LAYERS

SCT007 BKN011 OVC019

T / Td

25 / 24

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,100 ft. Light winds at 030°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 700 ft, broken at 1,100 ft, and overcast at 1,900 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KPNS 271030Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM SCT007 BKN011 OVC019 25/24 A2996 RMK AO2 T02500239

KPNS · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind from 030° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 700 ft · broken layer at 1,100 ft · overcast at 1,900 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

030°3 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 +10°C

1,300FT

+1,179 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV121 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT80 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBBG (Branson Airport, Branson, elev 1,302 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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)

OVC019

Overcast · base 1,900 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN011

Broken · base 1,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT007

Scattered · base 700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,747 ft VFR MARGIN-1,900 ft

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

10:50ZSUNRISE

17:47ZSOLAR NOON

00:44ZSUNSET

01:11ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:11Z (14h 17m) DAY LENGTH13h 54m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:32Z MOONSET09:27Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KNPA

VFR

Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field · Pensacola

WIND: 120° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 10 NM SW
AGE: 58m ago

KNDZ

IFR

Whiting Field Naval Air Station South Airport · Milton

WIND: 070° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN006
DIST: 16 NM NE
AGE: 58m ago

KNSE

LIFR → VFR 15Z

Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North · Milton

WIND: CALM
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: OVC003
DIST: 17 NM NE
AGE: 38m ago

KHRT

VFR → MVFR 19Z

Hurlburt Field · Mary Esther

WIND: 350° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN031
DIST: 26 NM E
AGE: 45m ago

KVPS

VFR → MVFR 16Z

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · Valparaiso

WIND: 030° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 35 NM E
AGE: 26m ago

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