// Station · 1m ago
KFDK
Frederick Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 23°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 303 FT
39.4176°N / 77.3743°W
LOCATION · Frederick, US
WIND
200°5 kt
KFDK · 303 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 23
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 200°/5 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 KFDK 142352Z 20005KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A3006
KFDK · day 14 at 23:52 UTC · wind from 200° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 200° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
200°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
23★
HDG 230°
H4 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,819'
12
HDG 120°
H1 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
3,599'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
30
HDG 300°
T1 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
05
HDG 050°
T4 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,303 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
1,900FT
+1,597 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV303 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT161 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KPSB
(Mid-State Regional Airport, Philipsburg, elev 1,948 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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-5)
09:55ZSUNRISE
17:16ZSOLAR NOON
00:37ZSUNSET
01:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:53Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING43m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:09Z (1h 15m)
DAY LENGTH14h 42m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:05Z
MOONSET00:47Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KGAI
VFR
Montgomery County Airpark · Gaithersburg
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM SE
- AGE
- 57m ago
KDMW
VFR
Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field · Westminster
- WIND
- 220° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NE
- AGE
- 18m ago
KJYO
VFR
Leesburg Executive Airport · Leesburg
- WIND
- 220° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM SW
- AGE
- 18m ago
KHGR
VFR
Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field · Hagerstown
- WIND
- 260° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KMRB
VFR
Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field · Martinsburg
- WIND
- 260° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM W
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
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