// Station · 30m ago

KVPS

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,300 ft

T/Td 24°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

ELEV 87 FT

30.4813°N / 86.5158°W

LOCATION · Valparaiso, US

WIND

070°5 kt

KVPS · 87 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN043

LAYERS

FEW021 SCT034 BKN043 BKN055

T / Td

24 / 24

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,300 ft. Light winds at 070°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 2,100 ft, scattered at 3,400 ft, broken at 4,300 ft, and broken at 5,500 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 KVPS 271229Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM FEW021 SCT034 BKN043 BKN055 OVC070 24/24 A2999 RMK AO2 RAE1155RAB20E29 SLP162 $

KVPS · day 27 at 12:29 UTC · wind from 070° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,100 ft · scattered layer at 3,400 ft · broken layer at 4,300 ft · broken layer at 5,500 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

070°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

02★ HDG 020° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,012'

12 HDG 120° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 12,004'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

20 HDG 200° T3 kt X4 kt LEFT —

30 HDG 300° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,087 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

+1,013 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV87 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT13 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMGE (Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, elev 1,068 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.

// Cloud layers · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN055

Broken · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN043

Broken · base 4,300 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT034

Scattered · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW021

Few · base 2,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,208 ft VFR MARGIN+1,300 ft

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

10:47ZSUNRISE

17:44ZSOLAR NOON

00:42ZSUNSET

01:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:09Z (12h 09m) DAY LENGTH13h 54m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:34Z MOONSET09:29Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KDTS

MVFR

Destin Executive Airport · Destin

WIND: 140° / 12 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN010
DIST: 5 NM SE
AGE: 6m ago

KHRT

MVFR → LIFR 18Z

Hurlburt Field · Mary Esther

WIND: 090° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN026
DIST: 10 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

KEGI

VFR → MVFR 16Z

Duke Field · Crestview

WIND: 110° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW090
DIST: 10 NM N
AGE: 1h 4m ago

KCEW

VFR

Bob Sikes Airport · Crestview

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: FEW003
DIST: 18 NM N
AGE: 6m ago

KNDZ

VFR

Whiting Field Naval Air Station South Airport · Milton

WIND: 090° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN130
DIST: 29 NM NW
AGE: 1h 3m ago

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