// Station · 15m ago
KFBL
Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32°C / 21°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 1,060 FT
44.3284°N / 93.3125°W
LOCATION · Faribault, US
WIND
240°7 kt
KFBL · 1,060 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 21
ALTIM
30.15"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 240°/7 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 KFBL 142155Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR 32/21 A3015 RMK AO2
KFBL · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 240° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
240°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H4 kt
X6 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,257'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
12
HDG 120°
T3 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,060 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 +19°C
3,100FT
+2,040 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,060 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT827 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSR
(Hot Springs Municipal Airport, Hot Springs, elev 3,150 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:43ZSUNRISE
18:20ZSOLAR NOON
01:56ZSUNSET
02:32ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 46m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:32Z (4h 22m)
DAY LENGTH15h 13m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:49Z
MOONSET02:03Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KOWA
VFR
Owatonna Degner Regional Airport · Owatonna
- WIND
- 240° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM S
- AGE
- 15m ago
KSYN
VFR
Stanton Airfield · Dennison
- WIND
- 220° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM NE
- AGE
- 15m ago
KLVN
VFR
Airlake Airport · Minneapolis
- WIND
- 240° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM N
- AGE
- 15m ago
KACQ
VFR
Waseca Municipal Airport · Waseca
- WIND
- 210° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM SW
- AGE
- 15m ago
KMKT
VFR
Mankato Regional Airport · Mankato
- WIND
- 210° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM W
- AGE
- 14m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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