METAR & TAF KPNS
Current METAR
Observed 00:53Z
KPNS 280053Z 17009KT 10SM FEW011 23/21 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02280206
- Wind
- 170° @ 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 23°C / 21°C
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Clouds
- FEW
- Density alt
- 949 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM NE
- VFR sectional
- NEW ORLEANS
- ARTCC
- ZJX · JACKSONVILLE
- NOTAM facility
- PNS (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- MATT COUGHLIN, C.M.
- Phone
- 850-436-5000
- Address
- 2430 AIRPORT BLVD SUITE 225, PENSACOLA FL 32504
Flight service · Hours
- FSS GNV
- GAINESVILLE1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- ALL
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 17
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35Favored | 165° / 345° | 7,004 ft | CONC | Standard L |
| 08/26 | 76° / 256° | 7,000 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | MALSR | 86', pline, 4390' from thr, 500' R of cntrln, slope 48 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 08 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 29', trees, 1365' from thr, 410' R of cntrln, slope 40 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 43', trees, 1690' from thr, 355' R of cntrln, slope 34 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
ILS · 2
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- High pressure
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Taxiway C south of runway 8/26, C1, C2, taxiway D east of runway 17/35, D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5 are 35 feet wide; closed to aircraft with a wingspan more than 79 feet.Show FAA
- Fixed wing visual flight rules departure procedure is to proceed to the airport boundary before turning unless directed by air traffic control.Show FAA
- Birds are on and in the vicinity of the airport.Show FAA
- Helicopter landing contact Pensacola Aviation 850-434-0636. Helicopter parking is located west of Pensacola Aviation ramp.Show FAA
- Caution runway 08 approaches may mistake Saufley Field Naval Outlying Landing Field located 7 miles west for Pensacola.Show FAA
- Touch and go operations with maximum takeoff weight over 75,000 pounds except standard noise abatement departure profile in accordance with FAA Advisory Circular 91-53.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery if unable to contact on Flight Service Station frequency, contact Pensacola Approach at 850-266-6884 or 850-266-6885.Show FAA
- Twenty-four hour advance notice or immediate reporting upon landing is required for aircraft equipped with weather modification or geoengineering equipment.Show FAA
- Run-up pad for piston aircraft is located on taxiway D between D1 and C; face nose of aircraft south; other aircraft run-up information is available from the airport manager.Show FAA
- New apron south of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is temporarily closed except for aircraft being processed by Customs and Border Protection.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- When the tower is closed, activate the medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights for runway 17; touchdown zone lights for runway 17; and high intensity runway lights for runways 17/35 and 08/26 on the common traffic advisory frequency.Show FAA
Runway surface & condition
- 08/26Florida Department of Transportation Aviation Office Statewide Pavement Condition Rating Development Program September 2024.Show FAA
- 08/26Pavement Condition Rating value for runway 08/26 is 780/F/A/X/T.Show FAA
- 17/35Pavement Condition Rating value for runway 17/35 is 930/R/B/W/T.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 08There are 405 foot trees right of centerline 200 feet before the approach end of runway 08.Show FAA
- 08Runway 08 is the preferred departure runway.Show FAA
- 26Black hole illusion exists during night approach to runway 26.Show FAA
- 17There is a 4275 foot tall tower 900 feet left of the runway 17 centerline with an elevation of 204 feet.Show FAA
Other notes
- Prior permission is required 24 hours in advance for unscheduled air carrier operations with more than 30 passenger seats or for any unscheduled aircraft exceeding 65,000 pounds gross weight and or wingspan greater than 79 feet, any tilt-rotor aircraft and or helicopters with a rotor diameter greater than 79 feet. Call (850) 436-5000.Show FAA
- Flight notification service (ADCUS) is available.Show FAA
- Traffic pattern altitude is overhead 1500 feet.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KPNS
Answer card- ICAO
- KPNS
- Name
- PENSACOLA INTL
- Location
- PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
- Elevation
- 120.9 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,120.9 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Towered · 0530-2300
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 17/35 · 7,004 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 2
- Published frequencies
- 28
- Magnetic variation
- 2°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 170° at 9 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 17
Pensacola Intl is in Pensacola, Florida. Field elevation is 120.9 ft MSL. The airport has 2 runways. The longest is 7,004 ft on runway 17/35. The tower is open 0530-2300. KPNS has ILS approaches to runway ends 17 and 26. The published traffic pattern altitude is overhead 1,500 ft MSL. For light piston traffic, that works out to about 1,000 ft AGL based on the field elevation.
On the field, Pensacola Aviation Center carries 100LL, Jet A and Jet A Prist. Innisfree Jet Center also carries 100LL, Jet A and Jet A Prist. If you are planning a helicopter arrival, the published remarks say to contact Pensacola Aviation first. Helicopter parking is west of the Pensacola Aviation ramp.
A few local items matter here. Birds are reported on and near the airport. Runway 08 has trees close in on the right side before the threshold. Runway 17 has a tall tower left of centerline. Fixed wing VFR departures are published to continue to the airport boundary before turning unless ATC says otherwise. Runway 08 approaches can be confused with Saufley Field Naval Outlying Landing Field, which is 7 miles west. The field is in Class C airspace. Plan to work the tower and approach control as published.