// Station · 12m ago
KPNS
Pensacola International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.8°C / 23.9°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 121 FT
30.4727°N / 87.1866°W
LOCATION · Pensacola, US
WIND
050°3 kt
KPNS · 121 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 24
ALTIM
30.14"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 050°/3 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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METAR KPNS 111353Z 05003KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A3014 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP206 T02780239
KPNS · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 050° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1020.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
050°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 +13°C
1,400FT
+1,279 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV121 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT-100 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KPUJ
(Silver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, Dallas, elev 1,289 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:55ZSUNRISE
17:55ZSOLAR NOON
00:54ZSUNSET
01:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 49m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:22Z (11h 16m)
DAY LENGTH13h 59m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:19Z
MOONSET22:18Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KNPA
VFR
Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field · Pensacola
- WIND
- 040° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN150
- DIST
- 10 NM SW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KNFJ
LIFR
Choctaw Nolf Airport · Milton
- WIND
- 070° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC001
- DIST
- 12 NM E
- AGE
- 17m ago
KNDZ
VFR
Whiting Field Naval Air Station South Airport · Milton
- WIND
- 120° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM NE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KNSE
VFR
Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North · Milton
- WIND
- 110° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM NE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KNBJ
—
Naval Outlying Field Barin · Foley
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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