Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) METAR KNIP

VFRMedium AirportElev. 6 m (21 ft)

Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) is situated in Jacksonville, United States. The ICAO code of Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) is KNIP and the IATA code is NIP.
It has 2 runways: Asphalt runway 10/28 with a length of 9,003 ft (2,744 m), Asphalt runway 14/32 with a length of 5,978 ft (1,822 m).
The elevation is 6 m (21 ft). Its coordinates are:

2026-10-06 06:53 UTC

Wikipedia AIP

Flight Cat

VFR

Temp

23.9°C

Wind

8kt

Visibility

> 10sm

Ceiling

7,000ft

Altimeter

29.97inHg

Raw METAR

METAR KNIP 060653Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM -RA SCT060 BKN070 OVC110 24/23 A2997 RMK AO2 RAE32B48 SLP144 P0001 T02390228 $

Decoded

Wind: From 030° (NNE) at 8 kt
Visibility: > 10 sm
Weather: Light Rain
Sky: Scattered (3–4 oktas) at 6,000 ft (1,829 m) · Broken (5–7 oktas) at 7,000 ft (2,134 m) · Overcast (8 oktas) at 11,000 ft (3,353 m)
Temp / DP: 23.9°C (75°F) · Dew point 22.8°C (73°F)
Altimeter: 1015 hPa · 29.97 inHg
Sea level P: 1014.4 hPa

TAF

Valid 6 Oct 07:00 UTC – 7 Oct 07:00 UTC

Raw TAF

TAF KNIP 060700Z 0607/0707 03008KT 8000 -SHRA SCT007 SCT015 BKN065 BKN100 QNH2994INS TEMPO 0607/0611 3200 SHRA FM061100 03012KT 8000 -SHRA BR SCT007 BKN015 OVC050 QNH2990INS TEMPO 0611/0614 4800 SHRA FM061430 06010KT 8000 SHRA VCTS SCT007 BKN015CB BKN030 QNH2987INS TEMPO 0615/0621 4800 SHRA BECMG 0621/0623 08011KT 9999 VCSH BKN015 BKN050 BKN100 QNH2983INS TEMPO 0623/0705 6000 SHRA AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0607 TIL 0609 TX24/0610Z TN22/0702Z FN00291

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRTEMPO / INTER

07:0013:0019:0001:0007:00NOW

Tue 6 Oct

BASE07:00 – 11:00 UTC

030° / 8 kt4.97 smLight Showers RainSCT 700ft · SCT 1,500ft · BKN 6,500ft

MVFR

TEMPO07:00 – 11:00 UTC

1.99 smShowers Rain

IFR

FM11:00 – 14:30 UTC

030° / 12 kt4.97 smLight Showers Rain, MistSCT 700ft · BKN 1,500ft · OVC 5,000ft

MVFR

TEMPO11:00 – 14:00 UTC

2.98 smShowers Rain

IFR

FM14:30 – 21:00 UTC

060° / 10 kt4.97 smShowers Rain, Vicinity ThunderstormSCT 700ft · BKN 1,500ft CB · BKN 3,000ft

MVFR

TEMPO15:00 – 21:00 UTC

2.98 smShowers Rain

IFR

BECMG21:00 – 07:00 UTC

080° / 11 kt> 6 smVicinity ShowersBKN 1,500ft · BKN 5,000ft · BKN 10,000ft

MVFR

TEMPO23:00 – 05:00 UTC

3.73 smShowers Rain

MVFR

Forecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Runways

Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed

Runway	Heading	Length	Surface	Wind Offset	Headwind	Crosswind
10 ★ best	101°	9,003 ft (2,744 m)	Asphalt	71°	↑ 3 kt	8 kt L
28	281°	9,003 ft (2,744 m)	Asphalt	109°	↓ 3 kt	8 kt R
14	135°	5,978 ft (1,822 m)	Asphalt	105°	↓ 2 kt	8 kt L
32	315°	5,978 ft (1,822 m)	Asphalt	75°	↑ 2 kt	8 kt R

Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind

Nearby Weather

ICAO	Airport	Distance	Category	Wind	Visibility	Sky	Temp
KHEG	—	13 km	LIFR	020° 6 kt	6 sm	OVC 300ft	23°C
KCRG	—	19 km	MVFR	030° 5 kt	> 10 sm	BKN 2200ft	23.9°C
KVQQ	—	19 km	IFR	360° 3 kt	7 sm	OVC 500ft	23°C
KNEN	—	23 km	LIFR	010° 5 kt	8 sm	OVC 400ft	22.2°C
KJAX	—	29 km	VFR	360° 5 kt	8 sm	BKN 7500ft	22.8°C
KNRB	—	30 km	VFR	—	—	—	—
KSGJ	—	45 km	MVFR	010° 8 kt	> 10 sm	BKN 2400ft	25°C
KGNV	—	83 km	VFR	060° 3 kt	> 10 sm	OVC 9500ft	22.8°C
KLCQ	—	86 km	IFR	050° 5 kt	> 10 sm	OVC 600ft	21°C
KSSI	—	106 km	IFR	360° 7 kt	8 sm	BKN 800ft	22°C

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