// Station · 56m ago

KFAM

Farmington Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31.1°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 30.11 inHg

ELEV 946 FT

37.7611°N / 90.4286°W

LOCATION · Farmington, US

WIND

080°8 kt

KFAM · 946 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW048

T / Td

31 / 21

ALTIM

30.11"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 080°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,800 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KFAM 142256Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM FEW048 31/21 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP195 T03110206 $

KFAM · day 14 at 22:56 UTC · wind from 080° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,800 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

080°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

02★ HDG 020° H4 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,323'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

20 HDG 200° T4 kt X7 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,946 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +18°C

2,900FT

+1,954 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV946 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT754 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K24A (Jackson County Airport, Sylva, elev 2,857 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+29%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW048

Few · base 4,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL16,653 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:52ZSUNRISE

18:08ZSOLAR NOON

01:25ZSUNSET

01:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:55Z (2h 03m) DAY LENGTH14h 32m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:02Z MOONSET01:34Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KUUV

VFR

Sullivan Regional Airport · Sullivan

WIND: 030° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM NW
AGE: 17m ago

KCPS

VFR

St Louis Downtown Airport · Cahokia/St Louis

WIND: 050° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 50 NM N
AGE: 59m ago

KCGI

VFR

Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · Cape Girardeau

WIND: 080° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 52 NM SE
AGE: 59m ago

KBLV

VFR

Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport · Belleville

WIND: 050° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 55 NM NE
AGE: 57m ago

KSUS

VFR

Spirit of St Louis Airport · St Louis

WIND: 040° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 55 NM N
AGE: 58m ago

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