// Station · 7m ago

KFCM

Flying Cloud Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 100° / 14 kt G21

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27.8°C / 9.4°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

ELEV 906 FT

44.8272°N / 93.4571°W

LOCATION · Minneapolis, US

WIND

100°14 kt

KFCM · 906 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

100°/14G21

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

28 / 9

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 100°/14 kt, gusting 21. 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 KFCM 302053Z 10014G21KT 10SM CLR 28/09 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02780094 56007

KFCM · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 100° at 14 kt, gusts to 21 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 14 ktG21

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

100°14G21 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

10L★ HDG 100° H14 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 3,901'

10R HDG 100° H14 kt X0 kt — 5,001'

18 HDG 180° H2 kt X14 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 67%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

36 HDG 360° T2 kt X14 kt RIGHT —

28R HDG 280° T14 kt X0 kt — —

28L HDG 280° T14 kt X0 kt — —

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 +14°C

2,600FT

+1,694 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV906 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT832 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KANW (Ainsworth Regional Airport, Ainsworth, elev 2,589 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,946 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:33ZSUNRISE

18:12ZSOLAR NOON

01:52ZSUNSET

02:27ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 51m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:27Z (5h 27m) DAY LENGTH15h 18m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:03Z MOONSET13:21Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KMSP

VFR

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · Minneapolis

WIND: 120° / 15 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN220
DIST: 11 NM E
AGE: 7m ago

KMIC

VFR

Crystal Airport · Minneapolis

WIND: 100° / 9 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 15 NM N
AGE: 7m ago

KLVN

VFR

Airlake Airport · Minneapolis

WIND: 120° / 12 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 15 NM SE
AGE: 5m ago

KSTP

VFR

Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field · Saint Paul

WIND: 120° / 15 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM E
AGE: 7m ago

KSGS

VFR

South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field · South St Paul

WIND: 140° / 13 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM E
AGE: 5m ago

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