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Waldron Field Naval Outlying Landing Field (KNWL) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 4:53 AM CDT, Oct 29, KNWL is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Waldron Field Naval Outlying Landing Field in Corpus Christi, TX, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Waldron Field Naval Outlying Landing Field (KNWL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Corpus Christi, TX at a field elevation of 27 ft. KNWL reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (13/31, 18/36), the longest 4,821 ft.

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VFR
Observed 0953Z (4:53 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.06"
Temp / Dew
77°F / 25°C
dew 71°F / 22°C

Wind not reported, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KNWL 290953Z AUTO 10SM 25/22 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02500217 $

What changed at KNWL?

Since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure rising: altimeter 30.04 → 30.06 inHg.

Current pilot readout for KNWL

KNWL is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 27 ft). KNWL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNGP, about 4 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
13--
18--
31--
36--

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KNWL runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 13/31
    4,365 × 150 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KNWL
    Wind
    13
    no steady wind
    31
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    4,821 × 150 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KNWL
    Wind
    18
    no steady wind
    36
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061210Z18Z09Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KNWL weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Recent aviation weather trends at KNWL

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KNWL reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,400 ft.

Last 24 hours
VFR 83%MVFR 13%IFR 4%
Wind avg/max: -/- kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 2,400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: -
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 4%IFR 2%
Wind avg/max: -/- kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 1,800 ft
Lowest vis: 1.5 sm
Prevailing wind: -
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

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Live KNWL Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KNWL's own weather station.

N1836wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

Asphalt · 4,821 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Waldron Field Naval Outlying Landing Field (KNWL) with runway 13/31, 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 13/31, 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Mon-Fri 1330Z++-SS local
Control tower
Yes
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KNWL
FAA LID
NWL
City
Corpus Christi
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
27 ft
Coordinates
27.6350, -97.3122
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,821 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KNGP
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
13h 43m

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Pilot PIREPs for Waldron Field Naval Outlying Landing Field (KNWL)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Waldron Field Naval Outlying Landing Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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