Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach

KVPS · Florida, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 200° Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach 12/30
Wind: 10 kt, 3 beaufort

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METAR KEGI 192155Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM CLR 29/19 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02900187

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 Duke Field,(Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Nr 3) on April 19, 2024 16:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 200° with a speed of 10 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are no clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 29 °C. The heat index is 30. The dew point is 19 °C, the relative humidity is 55%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.00 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 19:16. 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° 10 kt 2 kt 99 %
2/20 012°-192° 1 kt 10 kt 14 %

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 29.0 °C
Dewpoint 18.7 °C
Rel. humidity 55%
Heat index 30 °C
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP158Sea level pressure is 30.00 inHg (30.00 inHg)
T02900187Temperature is 29.0 °C (84.2 °F), dew point is 18.7 °C (65.7 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:13
Midday
12:45
Sunset
19:16 (1:40h)

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