KPNS — Pensacola Intl
Pensacola, FL · field elevation 121 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT
KPNS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KPNS 252353Z 02003KT 10SM CLR 25/17 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02500167 10272 20233 53000
- Wind
- from 020° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 25 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,226 ft · pressure altitude 31 ft
- Observed
- 9 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 020° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | 3 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 08 | 2 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 26 | 2 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 17 | 3 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
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
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 500–5,400 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KPNS 252330Z 2600/2624 VRB03KT P6SM FEW035 FM261400 04005KT P6SM FEW030 FM261800 16008KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 30.47342, -87.18661
- Elevation
- 121 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
- 1139Z / 2340Z
- Tower hours
- 0530-2300
- Magnetic variation
- 2°W (2010)
- Fuel
- 100,100LL,A
- Sectional
- New Orleans
- County
- Escambia, FL
Airport diagram
Everything else KPNS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 7,004 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 08/26 | 7,000 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 121.25
- Tower 0530-2300
- 119.9
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 123.725
- CTAF
- 119.9
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach 251-339
- 118.6
- Approach 340-159
- 119.0
- Approach
- 124.05
- Approach
- 132.1
- Departure
- 125.35
Published procedures
- 8 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KNPA Pensacola NAS (Forrest Sherman Fld)10 nm
- KNFJ Choctaw Nolf12 nm
- KNDZ Whiting Fld NAS South16 nm
- KNSE Whiting Fld NAS North17 nm
- KNBJ Barin Nolf24 nm
- KHRT Hurlburt Fld26 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KPNS 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.