Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach

KVPS · Florida, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 350° Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach 12/30
Wind: 3 kt, 1 beaufort

2 kt

2 kt
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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 2,200
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BKN 5,000
METAR KVPS 162320Z AUTO 35003KT 10SM BKN022 BKN050 27/22 A2992 RMK AO2 CIG 022V050 BKN022 V SCT SLP138 $

METAR Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach - KVPS/VPS

Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach is a midsized airport in Florida, United States. The airport is located at latitude 30.48349 and longitude -86.52509. The airport has 2 runways: 12/30 and 2/20. The ICAO airport code of this field is KVPS. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is VPS. The airport's IATA code is VPS. The airport is in the Jacksonville FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach on September 16, 2024 18:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 350° with a speed of 3 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 2,200 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 5,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,200 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 27 °C. The heat index is 29. The dew point is 22 °C, the relative humidity is 74%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.92 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 18:49. This applies to Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
12/30 119°-299° 2 kt 2 kt 78 %
2/20 012°-192° 1 kt 3 kt 37 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

2,200 ft BKN Broken clouds
5,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 27 °C
Dewpoint 22 °C
Rel. humidity 74%
Heat index 29 °C
Kp-index 4 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP138Sea level pressure is 29.94 inHg (29.94 inHg)
$This weather station needs maintenance
CIG 022V050 BKN022 V SCT

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:31 (11:34h)
Midday
12:40
Sunset
18:49

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