KEGI/EGI METAR & TAF Duke Field
Crestview, FloridaElevation 191 ftMedium airport
CURRENT STATUS
VFRMore than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
VFR
ceiling & visibility
WIND
020@4
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
DENSITY ALT
134 ft
-57 ft vs field
CURRENT METAR
Decoded observation
KEGI is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 4 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.
WIND
20° at 4 kt
Steady.
VISIBILITY
10 statute miles
16.1 km, good.
CEILING & SKY
CLR
FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.
TEMP / DEWPOINT
17°C / 10°C
63°F / 50°F. 7°C spread.
ALTIMETER
30.26 inHg
1024.7 hPa, above standard.
WEATHER & HAZARDS
No significant hazards
No precipitation or obscuration reported.
REMARKS: DECODED
AO2
automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)
SLP247
sea-level pressure 1024.7 hPa
T01660098
precise temperature 16.6°C, dew point 9.8°C
FZRANO
freezing-rain sensor not operating
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station needs maintenance
TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST
TAF timeline
KEGI forecast starts VFR at 01Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.
- Maximum temperature 24°C expected at 2000Z on day 24.
- Minimum temperature 12°C expected at 1000Z on day 24.
0100Z8:00 PM0700Z2:00 AM1300Z8:00 AM1900Z2:00 PM0100Z8:00 PM0700Z2:00 AM
FAA: no delays reported at EGI.
Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.
SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE
Suggested risk level: Low
›No significant weather concerns in the current report.
A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL
Extended forecast and pilot notes
Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 20° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly clear, low near 54F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.
| Day | Conditions | Temp F | Wind | Gusts | Precip | Pilot note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonight | Mostly Clear | 54 | NE 9 kt | – | 0% | |
| Monday | Mostly Sunny | 80/51 | NE 9 kt | – | 0% | |
| Tuesday | Sunny | 81/53 | NE 9 kt | – | 0% | |
| Wednesday | Sunny | 80/56 | NE 9 kt | – | 0% | |
| Thursday | Mostly Sunny | 82/60 | NE 9 kt | 22 kt | 1% | |
| Friday | Sunny | 83/62 | NE 9 kt | – | 2% | |
| Saturday | Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers | 84/62 | E 9 kt | – | 27% | |
| Sunday | Chance Rain Showers | 84 | SE 4 kt | – | 43% |
Source: National Weather Service (office MOB). Forecast issued 0043Z.
Radar
Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.
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1 runway · crosswind ranking
WIND USED
020° at 4 kt
Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.
RECOMMENDED
RWY 364 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind
RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end
36
HEAD
4 kt
CROSS
1 kt R
18
HEAD
4 kt tail
CROSS
1 kt L
Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.
RUNWAYS
Runway detail & declared distances
18/36
RWY 18
ILSLOC/GS
Approach lightsALSF1
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 36
Approach lightsSALSF
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.
FIELD CONDITIONS
Performance & density altitude
Density altitude
134 ft
Pressure altitude
-149 ft
Field elevation
191 ft MSL
Temperature
17°C (63°F)
Dewpoint
10°C (50°F)
Altimeter
30.26 inHg
Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT
Sun & logging windows
Sunset
2304Z 6:04 PM
Sunrise
1156Z 6:56 AM
Loggable night
2329Z (6:29 PM local) → 1131Z (6:31 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2304Z (6:04 PM local) → 1156Z (6:56 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0004Z (7:04 PM local) → 1056Z (5:56 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))
FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.
AIRPORT INFORMATION
Facility & services
Duke Field is in Crestview, Florida. Field elevation 191 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.
OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipAir Force owned
UsePrivate use
TypeMedium airport
Manager phone904-882-2013
AttendedALL MON-FRI, 1445–0600Z++
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAKEGI / EGI
SectionalNEW ORLEANS
Center (ARTCC)JACKSONVILLE
Flight service (AFSS)GAINESVILLE
RegionFlorida
CountryUnited States
Coordinates30.6504, -86.5229
Distance from city3 NM W
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerTowered
Field lightingSunset to sunrise
BeaconSunset to sunrise · Split white-green (military)
FREQUENCIES
Communications
37.915
APP
APP
125.1
APP
APP
120.9
DEP
DEP
25.112
GND
GND
150.6
COMD POST
POST
139.3
PTD
PTD
133.2
TWR
TWR
Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY
KEGI traffic patterns
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
8.1
AVG OPS/DAY
12.7
Operations trend (12 days)
Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct
FLEET MIX
Unknown 89%Turboprop 5%Jet 3%Piston single 2%Helicopter 2%
Fleet composition unclear from available data.
TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›D328 (Unknown) · ~44 landings/mo
›C30J (Unknown) · ~21 landings/mo
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~6 landings/mo
›PC12 (Turboprop) · ~4 landings/mo
›T38 (Unknown) · ~2 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.
›D328 (Unknown)
›C30J (Unknown)
›B212 (Helicopter)
›PC12 (Turboprop)
›UNKN (Unknown)
This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.
Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS
Weather reference stations
AIRPORT REMARKS
Operational remarks
›COMD POST: (CALL SANDCASTLE) DSN 875-6701, C850-883-6701 OR 1-800-437-8843.
›MISC: EXP NO NTC CLOSURE OF DUKE FLD AIRSPACE FOR SPECIAL MSN TEST. STD USAF RSRS APPLIED. BASE OPS DSN 875-6516, C850-883-6516, NML OPR WKD.
›CSTMS/AG/IMG: LTD SVC, NO RESIDENT CSTMS AGENT. AVBL ONLY TO BASE ASGN ACFT AND 7TH SPECIAL FORCES GP (7 SFG) APVD MSN. 48 HR PN RQR. ALL OTHER ACFT MUST CLEAR CSTMS PRIOR TO ARR.
›TRAN ALERT: TRAN ALERT SVC PRVDD AT DUKE BY EGLIN AFB (KVPS) AND ONLY AVBL FOR APV 7TH SFG MSNS AND LCL (BASE ASGN) ACFT DEPLOYMENT MSNS. TACC OR UNITS SUPPORTING TRAN MSNS MUST COORD THE PPR REQUEST 7 DAYS IN ADVN OF ARR DATE TO ENSURE USE OF DUKE FIELD. UNITS SUPPORTING 7TH SFG MSNS MUST BRING CREW CHIEF FOR LCL RRBN FLTS. TRAN ACFT MUST USE FLW ME TO PRKG. TRAN ACFT RQR AFLD MGR APVL WHEN TRAN ALERT UNAVBL. TRAN ALERT WILL NOT SUPPORT ACFT AT EGI THAT UTILIZE KVPS AS THE INITIAL ARR LCTN. TRAN PRKG ROWS 9 & 11 RSTD TO TRAN ACFT ONLY. ROW 15 RESD FOR C-130 AND C-17 ONLY. FLEET SVC UNAVBL.
›JASU: (AM32A-95) (B-809)
›FUEL: A++
›RWY 18 AND RWY 36 OVERRUN SURFACES ARE ASPHALT.
›TWY D NE OF THE APEX LTD TO CV-22 DUE TO TWY LATERAL OBST CLNC. THE HOT PIT FUEL LANES EAST OF APEX CLSD TO ALL ACFT DUE TO TWY LATERAL OBST CLNC
›TYPE-H BAK-12B(B) (1260')
›TYPE-H BAK-12B(B) (1260')
›COMMUNICATIONS: PMSV METRO - 377.625. NO SVC OUTSIDE AFLD OPR HRS - CTC CMD POST.
›USE CAUTION FOR UAS OPS IN VCNTY OF DUKE FLD.
›PEM: ASPH/CONC/MACADAM
›RWY 18/36 NSTD HIRL EDGE LGTS LCTD 75 FT FROM OUTSIDE EDGE STRIPE.
›CAUTION: HI VOLUME OF MIL TRNG ACFT NEAR CEW VORTAC AND IN VCNTY OF BOB SIKES ARPT. UNLGTD OBST ON AFLD. DUE TO LACK OF VISUAL REFERENCE DUR NGT VFR OPR, PILOT EFFORTS TO MAINT ALT BY VISUAL MEANS MAY BE UNREL. N END NSTD OVRN (554 FT X 150 FT). S END NSTD OVRN (556 FT X 150 FT). EXTV ALZ/NVD TRNG IN EFF WKD.
›ARFF COND FOR DUKE FLD IS OPTIMUM LEVEL OF SVC (OLS) FOR CATS 1-2 AND REDUCED LEVEL OF SVC (RLS) FOR CAT 3-6, 7600 GAL AVBL.
›PRKG ROW 9 RSTRD TO C208 ACFT ONLY.
›ROTG BCN OTS SS-SR.
›SERVICE-LGT: RWY 36 ALS NSTD (ONLY HIRL, THLD, PRE-THLD, AND TERM BAR AVBL). RWY 180 AND RWY 360 LZ NSTD AFLD MRK PAT (AMP) LGT CONFIGN FLASHING STROBE LIGHT(FSL) NOT ON CNTRLN. FSLS OFFSET 30 FT TO LEFT AT EACH END. RWY 18 PAPI RRP NOT COINCIDENTAL WITH ILS RPI.
›MISC- WX OPR 1400-0600Z++. REMOTE BRIEFING AVBL 96 WS EGLIN AFB, DSN 872-4800, C850-882-4800. AFLD WX MNT BY AN/FMO-19 ASOS; AUGMENTED 1400-0600Z++ WKD, AUTOMATED 0600-1400Z++ MON-FRI AND H24 WKEND/HOL. AFLD VIS RSTD TO 1/8 SM TO SW AND 1/4 SM W THRU NW DUE TO MAIN BASE STRUCTURES; MAX SFC VIS MRK 1 SM (SE). NGT CLOUD COVER VIEWING RSTD DUE TO SFC LGT.
›CLSD WKEND AND HOL. BASE OPS/ATC NOT MANNED OT.
›AIR TFC REP BASE OPS OFF TEL 904-882-3608.
›FLUID: PRESAIR, OIL, LOX, AND SOAP/JOAP UNAVBL.
›RSTD: OFFL BUS ONLY. PRACTICE APP AND TOUCH AND GO OPS RSTD TO 919 SOW, 492 SOW, 96 TW, 33 FW AND AFSOC ASGN ACFT ONLY. LCL ACFT REQ PAX PICKUP AND/OR DROP OFF AT AM OPS RQR PRIOR COORD WITH AFLD MGMT. TAXI TRNG FOR BASE ASGN ACFT MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED ON TWY D EAST, TWY F EAST, VERTICAL LAND NORTH, VERTICAL LAND SOUTH EAST OF THE ASSAULT LDG ZONE (LZ). NO C-5 ACFT ON TWY A NORTH OF MAIN RAMP. TWYS D EAST AND F HAVE WT RSTRN FOR C-17 ACFT; SEE ASRR AND CTC AFLD MGMT. CDDAR SVC LMTD AND BASED OUT OF KVPS. TRAN AIRCREW SUPPORTING 7TH SFG AIRBORNE OPS MUST OBTAIN LCL AREA RANGE ORIENTATION BRFG; CTC 7TH SFG S3 AIR OPS, C850-885-7305. LDG ZONE (LZ) RSTD FOR USE BY 919 SOW, 492 SOW, 96 TW AND AFSOC ASGN ACFT ONLY. NO DAYTIME VISUAL LDG ZONE MKR PANELS AVBL ON LDG ZONE (LZ). 180 DEG TURNS ON RWY 180/360 LZ LMTD TO U-28, PC-12, C-145, C-146 AND C-208 ACFT. 180 DEG TURNS UNAUTH ON RWY 18/36.
›MISC: AFLD MOWING SEASON MAR-NOV. EXP INCREASED BIRD ACTIVITY INVOF MOWERS OPERATING ON AFLD.
›CAUTION: DITCHES APPROX 1260 FT FROM LDG THLD EACH SIDE OF RWY ADJ TO BAK-12 A-GEAR (35 FT FROM RWY EDGE LINES) PRESENT HAZ COND IF DIREC CTL LOST DUR TKOF OR LDG PHASE OF FLT.
›A-GEAR: RWY 18/36 A-GEAR RQR PN; CTC TWR. EXP DELAY OF TO 30 SEC FOR CABLE TO RAISE. DEP END A-GEAR RAISED BY TWR WHEN FTR ACFT IN PAT. EXP NO NOTICE RWY CLOSURE AFTER BAK-12 ENGAGEMENT (UP TO 2 HOURS). STD A-GEAR CONFIGN IS BOTH ENDS IN DOWN POSN. A-G UNAVBL, O/S OUTSIDE PUBLISHED HR, DUR WKENDS, AND NATL HOL (NOT INSPECTED OR CERTIFIED).
›CAUTION: MANDATORY SIGNS AT TWYS C, D, E, AND F IMPROPERLY SITED; LCTD 60 FT FROM TWY EDGE.
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does KEGI have a METAR?
Yes. KEGI has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.
Does KEGI have a TAF?
Yes, a TAF is issued for KEGI; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.
What is the field elevation at KEGI?
KEGI sits at 191 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KEGI?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.