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// Station · 8m ago

KFCH

Fresno Chandler Executive Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 40°C / 10°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 279 FT
36.7324°N / 119.8200°W
LOCATION · Fresno, US
N
WIND
300°11 kt
KFCH · 279 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/11
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
40 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.89"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 300°/11 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KFCH 142255Z AUTO 30011KT 10SM CLR 40/10 A2989 RMK A01

KFCH · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 300° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 40°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 11 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
300°11 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
30 HDG 300° H11 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 3,627'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
12 HDG 120° T11 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 1,279 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 +26°C

3,400FT
+3,121 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
3,700 2,450 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV279 FT OAT+40°C ISA DELTA+26°C PRESSURE ALT306 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K2O1 (Gansner Field, Quincy, elev 3,415 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+34%
-24%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+24%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-10%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 20,481 FT KFCH ELEV · 279 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL20,481 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:52ZSUNRISE
20:06ZSOLAR NOON
03:19ZSUNSET
03:49ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:49Z (4h 45m) DAY LENGTH14h 27m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE13:00Z MOONSET03:28Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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