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 100256Z 00000KT 10SM FEW150 FEW250 11/10 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP215 T01110100 52009 $
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 10 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.16 inHg
- Density altitude
- -725 ft · pressure altitude -212 ft
- Observed
- 20 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 COR KNPA 0915/1015 03005KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3009INS FM092000 VRB05KT 9999 BKN250 QNH3007INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 0921 NEXT 1207 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1003 TIL 1212 TX24/0920Z TN10/1012Z COR 1506Z FN20033
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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
- 1211Z / 2255Z
- 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
- Other Florida airports
- How to read a METAR
- 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.