KNTU — Oceana NAS (Apollo Soucek Fld)
Virginia Beach, VA · field elevation 22 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-RATCF
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KNTU current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KNTU 252356Z 01019G29KT 10SM OVC049 22/07 A2988 RMK AO2 PK WND 01030/2346 SLP122 T02170072 10217 20189 58005
- Wind
- from 010° at 19 kt, gusting 29 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,900 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.88 inHg
- Density altitude
- 872 ft · pressure altitude 62 ft
- Observed
- 6 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 010° at 19 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 05L | 16 kt head | 10 kt from the left |
| 05R | 16 kt head | 10 kt from the left |
| 32R | 11 kt head | 16 kt from the right |
| 32L | 11 kt head | 16 kt from the right |
| 14L | 11 kt tail | 16 kt from the left |
| 14R | 11 kt tail | 16 kt from the left |
| 23R | 16 kt tail | 10 kt from the right |
| 23L | 16 kt tail | 10 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
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 KNTU 252200Z 2523/2623 36018G28KT 9999 BKN030 BKN120 OVC250 540009 QNH2985INS FM260700 34018G28KT 9999 BKN050 BKN250 540009 QNH2980INS FM261800 34015G25KT 9000 BR BKN030 OVC080 540009 QNH2976INS TEMPO 2618/2623 34010G20KT 6000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC050 TX21/2620Z TN16/2610Z FN20051
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 36.82275, -76.03189
- Elevation
- 22 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1055Z / 2255Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 10°W (1990)
- Sectional
- Washington
- County
- Virginia Beach, VA
Airport diagram
Everything else KNTU publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05R/23L | 12,001 | 200 | PEM | HIGH |
| 14L/32R | 8,001 | 150 | PEM | HIGH |
| 05L/23R | 8,000 | 150 | PEM | HIGH |
| 14R/32L | 8,000 | 200 | PEM | HIGH |
Frequencies
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 127.075
- Ground
- 119.6
- Approach
- 123.9
Published procedures
- 2 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KNTU airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Virginia 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.