// Station · 9m ago
KFCM
Flying Cloud Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.2°C / 21.1°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 906 FT
44.8272°N / 93.4571°W
LOCATION · Minneapolis, US
WIND
250°8 kt
KFCM · 906 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 21
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 250°/8 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 KFCM 142253Z 25008KT 10SM CLR 32/21 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP192 T03220211
KFCM · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 250° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 8 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
250°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
28R★
HDG 280°
H7 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,901'
28L
HDG 280°
H7 kt
X4 kt LEFT
5,001'
18
HDG 180°
H3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
36
HDG 360°
T3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
10L
HDG 100°
T7 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
10R
HDG 100°
T7 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,906 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
2,900FT
+1,994 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV906 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT702 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KTIF
(Thomas County Airport, Thedford, elev 2,925 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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:42ZSUNRISE
18:20ZSOLAR NOON
01:59ZSUNSET
02:35ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 57m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:35Z (3h 33m)
DAY LENGTH15h 17m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:50Z
MOONSET02:07Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMSP
VFR
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · Minneapolis
- WIND
- 220° / 11 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
KMIC
VFR
Crystal Airport · Minneapolis
- WIND
- 240° / 10 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
KLVN
VFR
Airlake Airport · Minneapolis
- WIND
- 250° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM SE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KSTP
VFR
Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field · Saint Paul
- WIND
- 230° / 12 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
KSGS
VFR
South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field · South St Paul
- WIND
- 220° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM E
- AGE
- 7m ago
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