KECP / ECP — Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport

VFR

Medium Regional Airport • Panama City Beach, FL, United States

Elevation: 69 ft (21 m) • 30.3571, -85.7954

Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (KECP / ECP) is a medium regional airport serving Panama City Beach, FL, United States, situated at an elevation of 69 ft (21 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 4.3° West. The airport has 2 runways, with the longest measuring 10,000 feet.

Aviation Visualizations

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFRFlight CategoryVis >5SM, Ceiling >3000ft

WIND COMPASS

NESW11kt G24ktMagVar -4.3

CLOUD PROFILE

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Current METAR

METAR KECP 172153Z 02011G24KT 10SM CLR 21/07 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP215 T02110067
Category:
VFR
Wind:
020° at 11 knots gusting 24 kt
Visibility:
10SM
Temp/Dew:
21°C / 7°C
Altimeter:
30.13 inHg
No TAF available for KECP.

Runways

Designator Length Width Surface Heading
16 10,000 ft — Concrete —
34 10,000 ft — Concrete —

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Understanding Aviation Weather

METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.

TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.

Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM   MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM   IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM   LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM

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