KNGW/NGW Weather Cabaniss Field Naval Outlying Landing Field

Corpus Christi, TexasElevation 30 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR37 min old

Ceiling 8,500 ft, visibility 10 SM, gusts to 20 kt.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

080@14

gust 20 kt

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

8,500 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

1,371 ft

+1,341 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 1854Z (1:54 PM local) · 37 min old

KNGW is currently VFR. Winds are from the east at 14 knots gusting 20. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 8,500 feet AGL. The main issue is wind gusting to 20 kt (gust spread 6 kt).

WIND

80° at 14 kt, gust 20

Gusts 6 kt above the steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 8,500 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

28°C / 19°C

82°F / 66°F. 9°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.13 inHg

1020.3 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

GUST

Wind gusting to 20 kt (gust spread 6 kt).

Codes in this report: AUTO SCT BKN RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

RAE03

rain ended at :03 past the hour

SLP194

sea-level pressure 1019.4 hPa

P0000

0.00 inches of precipitation in the last hour

T02830194

precise temperature 28.3°C, dew point 19.4°C

station needs maintenance

FAA: no delays reported at NGW.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Moderate

›Wind gusting to 20 kt (gust spread 6 kt).

›No TAF available for this airport.

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 80° at 14 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 8,500 ft. Forecast suggests this afternoon slight chance rain showers, high near 82F, low near 70F, 64% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Tuesday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Slight Chance Rain Showers	82/70	E 12 kt	16 kt	64%
Tuesday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	82/70	E 10 kt	–	66%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Wednesday	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	84/71	ESE 11 kt	–	28%
Thursday	Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	82/71	ESE 12 kt	18 kt	29%
Friday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	84/71	SE 12 kt	17 kt	16%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	86/72	SE 9 kt	–	3%
Sunday	Mostly Sunny	87/72	ESE 11 kt	–	2%

Source: National Weather Service (office CRP). Forecast issued 1931Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

080° at 14 kt, gust 20

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 138 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

8 kt

CROSS

11 kt L

BEST

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

14 kt R

X-WIND

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

14 kt L

X-WIND

HEAD

8 kt tail

CROSS

11 kt R

X-WIND

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 5,000 ft

18/36

Dimensions

4,496 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 18180°T

RWY 360°T

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

13/31

Dimensions

4,994 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 13135°T

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

RWY 31315°T

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

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

1,371 ft

Pressure altitude

-180 ft

Field elevation

30 ft MSL

Temperature

28°C (82°F)

Dewpoint

19°C (66°F)

Altimeter

30.13 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

2350Z 6:50 PM

Sunrise

1237Z 7:37 AM

Loggable night

0014Z (7:14 PM local) → 1213Z (7:13 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2350Z (6:50 PM local) → 1237Z (7:37 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0050Z (7:50 PM local) → 1137Z (6:37 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

Cabaniss Field Naval Outlying Landing Field is in Corpus Christi, Texas. Field elevation 30 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipNavy owned

UsePrivate use

TypeSmall airport

AttendedALL FRI, 1400–0100Z

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKNGW / NGW

SectionalBROWNSVILLE

Center (ARTCC)HOUSTON

Flight service (AFSS)SAN ANGELO

RegionTexas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates27.7044, -97.4406

Distance from city3 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

FREQUENCIES

Communications

125.4

CORPUS APP/DEP

A/D

119.65

NAVY CABANISS TWR

TWR

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KNGW traffic patterns

2026-07-21 to 2026-08-03, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Unknown 100%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›BE9L (Unknown) · ~11 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.

›BE9L (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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KCRP Corpus Christi International Airport

5 NM NW

VFR

KNGP Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Truax Field

8 NM E

VFR

KNQI Kingsville Naval Air Station

23 NM SW

VFR

KRKP Aransas County Airport

31 NM NE

VFR

KALI Alice International Airport

31 NM W

VFR

KVCT Victoria Regional Airport

74 NM N

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›A-GEAR 1000 FT FM ROLLOUT END.

›DT 1300-0400Z MON-THU, 1300-0000Z FRI.

›AVBL ONLY DURG HRS OF OPN.

›A-GEAR 1000 FT FM ROLLOUT END.

›FOR CD CTC CORPUS CHRISTI APCH AT 361-299-4230.

›NO PRKG APN AVBL.

›THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.

›CAUTION: IF EQUIPPED ALL ACFT SHALL UTILIZE UHF ATC FREQS UNLESS ASSIGNED VHF.

›FLD HRS SUBJ CHG VIA NOTAM.

›MISC: TWY D AND E UNLGTD, AVBL FOR DAYTIME USE ONLY.

›RSTD: NAVY TRNG ONLY.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗KNGW on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KNGW have a METAR?

Yes. KNGW has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KNGW have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for KNGW. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KNGW?

KNGW sits at 30 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KNGW?

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.