KNPA — Pensacola NAS (Forrest Sherman Fld)
Pensacola, FL · field elevation 28 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT
KNPA current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KNPA 252356Z 33003KT 10SM FEW030 FEW250 23/19 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02280189 10272 20228 53001 $
- Wind
- from 330° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 19 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Density altitude
- 850 ft · pressure altitude -62 ft
- Observed
- 55 minutes ago
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48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KNPA 2523/2623 02006KT 9999 FEW035 FEW250 QNH2998INS FM260100 VRB03KT 9999 FEW040 SCT250 QNH2999INS FM261200 03005KT 9999 SCT015 BKN250 QNH3005INS FM261900 19008KT 9999 SCT040 SCT250 QNH2999INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 2523 NEXT 2807 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2603 TIL 2614 TX29/2519Z TN21/2610Z FN20034
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 30.35327, -87.31797
- Elevation
- 28 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1140Z / 2341Z
- Tower hours
- 1300-0300Z++ MON-FRI; CLSD SAT; 2100-0230Z++ SUN, HOL BY NOTAM.
- Magnetic variation
- 3°W (2025)
- Sectional
- New Orleans
- County
- Escambia, FL
Airport diagram
Everything else KNPA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07L/25R | 8,001 | 200 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 07R/25L | 8,000 | 200 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 01/19 | 7,136 | 200 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 124.35
- Tower 1300-0300Z++ MON-FRI; CLSD SAT; 2100-0230Z++ SUN, HOL BY NOTAM.
- 120.7
- Ground
- 121.7
- Clearance
- 134.1
- Approach
- 120.65
Published procedures
- 1 approach — ILS/DME
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KPNS Pensacola Intl10 nm
- KNBJ Barin Nolf16 nm
- KJKA Gulf Shores Intl/Jack Edwards Fld19 nm
- KNFJ Choctaw Nolf21 nm
- KNDZ Whiting Fld NAS South26 nm
- KNSE Whiting Fld NAS North27 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KNPA airport diagram or an approach plate
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.