Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach

KVPS · Florida, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 340° Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach 12/30
Wind: 5 kt, 2 beaufort

4 kt

3 kt
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No clouds
METAR KDTS 290553Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM CLR 15/03 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01500028 10206 20150 402440122 51012

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

Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach is a large 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 Destin Executive Airport on March 29, 2024 00:53, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 340° with a speed of 5 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are no clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 15 °C. The dew point is 3 °C, the relative humidity is 45%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.18 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 19:03. 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. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
12/30 119°-299° 3 kt 4 kt 66 %
2/20 012°-192° 3 kt 4 kt 53 %

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

- CLR No clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 15.0 °C
Dewpoint 2.8 °C
Rel. humidity 45%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP220Sea level pressure is 30.18 inHg (30.18 inHg)
T01500028Temperature is 15.0 °C (59.0 °F), dew point is 2.8 °C (37.0 °F)
10206 20150 402440122 51012

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:37 (5:18h)
Midday
12:50
Sunset
19:03

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