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// Station · 12m ago

KFDK

Frederick Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21°C / 7°C
ALTIM 30.02 inHg
ELEV 303 FT
39.4176°N / 77.3743°W
LOCATION · Frederick, US
N
WIND
030°10 kt
KFDK · 303 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.02"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 030°/10 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 KFDK 302047Z 03010KT 10SM CLR 21/07 A3002

KFDK · day 30 at 20:47 UTC · wind from 030° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 10 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
030°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
05 HDG 050° H9 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,819'
12 HDG 120° H0 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
30 HDG 300° H0 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
23 HDG 230° T9 kt X3 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 +6°C

1,000FT
+697 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT
1,900 1,100 300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV303 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT200 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDMW (Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field, Westminster, elev 789 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+10%
-7%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+7%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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 · 10,909 FT KFDK ELEV · 303 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,909 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:46ZSUNRISE
17:08ZSOLAR NOON
00:30ZSUNSET
01:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:01Z (4h 02m) DAY LENGTH14h 43m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:16Z MOONSET11:59Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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