// Station · 19m ago
KFAR
Hector International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 15°C
ALTIM 29.99 inHg
ELEV 902 FT
46.9207°N / 96.8158°W
LOCATION · Fargo, US
WIND
060°6 kt
KFAR · 902 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 15
ALTIM
29.99"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 060°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KFAR 271353Z 06006KT 10SM CLR 26/15 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02560150
KFAR · day 27 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 060° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 060° @ 6 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
060°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
09★
HDG 090°
H5 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 6,302'
36
HDG 360°
H3 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
9,001'
13
HDG 130°
H2 kt
X6 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
31
HDG 310°
T2 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
18
HDG 180°
T3 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
27
HDG 270°
T5 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,902 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 +12°C
2,300FT
+1,398 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV902 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT828 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KXWA
(Williston Basin International Airport, Williston, elev 2,344 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:41ZSUNRISE
18:25ZSOLAR NOON
02:10ZSUNSET
02:48ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 58m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:48Z (12h 35m)
DAY LENGTH15h 28m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84%
MOONRISE19:31Z
MOONSET10:59Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KGFK
VFR
Grand Forks International Airport · Grand Forks
- WIND
- 050° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC250
- DIST
- 63 NM N
- AGE
- 19m ago
KRDR
VFR
Grand Forks Air Force Base · Grand Forks
- WIND
- 050° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT100
- DIST
- 67 NM N
- AGE
- 17m ago
KTVF
VFR
Thief River Falls Regional Airport · Thief River Falls
- WIND
- 080° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 73 NM N
- AGE
- 16m ago
KJMS
VFR
Jamestown Regional Airport · Jamestown
- WIND
- 050° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN120
- DIST
- 76 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
KBJI
VFR
Bemidji Regional Airport · Bemidji
- WIND
- 060° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 85 NM NE
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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