KNPA — Pensacola NAS (Forrest Sherman Fld)
Pensacola, FL · field elevation 28 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT
KNPA current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KNPA 111056Z 00000KT 10SM FEW025 SCT280 25/24 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP198 CB DSNT SW AND W T02500244 $
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 25 °C / dewpoint 24 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.11 inHg
- Density altitude
- 988 ft · pressure altitude -162 ft
- Observed
- 11 minutes ago
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 110700Z 1107/1207 VRB06KT 9999 FEW025 SCT250 QNH3008INS BECMG 1115/1116 17008KT 9999 VCSH SCT025 BKN250 QNH3010INS TEMPO 1118/1122 4800 SHRA BKN025 BECMG 1123/1201 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT025 BKN040 BKN100 QNH2997INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1107 TIL 1111 TX32/1119Z TN26/1111Z FN00324
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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.
- Tower hours
- 1300-0300Z++ MON-FRI; CLSD SAT; 2100-0230Z++ SUN, HOL BY NOTAM.
- Magnetic variation
- -3° (2025)
- Sectional
- New Orleans
- County
- Escambia, FL
Airport diagram
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 — LD
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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.