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// KVPS · Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · Valparaiso

// Station · 33m ago

KVPS

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 290° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22.2°C / 17.7°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 87 FT
30.4813°N / 86.5158°W
LOCATION · Valparaiso, US
N
WIND
290°4 kt
KVPS · 87 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.04"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 290°/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 KVPS 130155Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR 22/18 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02220177 FZRANO $

KVPS · day 13 at 01:55 UTC · wind from 290° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
290°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
12 HDG 120° —CALM —— 12,004'
30 HDG 300° —CALM —— 12,004'
02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 10,012'
20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 10,012'
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 +7°C

800FT
+713 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV87 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT-37 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAUO (Auburn University Regional Airport, Auburn, elev 777 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%

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 · 11,299 FT KVPS ELEV · 87 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,299 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:47ZSUNRISE
17:33ZSOLAR NOON
23:20ZSUNSET
23:44ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:44Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 32m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE13:11Z MOONSET00:43Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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