// Station · 1h 1m ago · STALE

KFDR

Frederick Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 18 kt G28

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 34.4°C / 16.7°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 1,258 FT

34.3520°N / 98.9839°W

LOCATION · Frederick, US

WIND

130°18 kt

KFDR · 1,258 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/18G28

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW070 FEW110

T / Td

34 / 17

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 130°/18 kt, gusting 28. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 7,000 ft, and a few at 11,000 ft. 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 KFDR 142253Z AUTO 13018G28KT 10SM FEW070 FEW110 34/17 A3000 RMK AO2 PK WND 12029/2242 SLP138 T03440167

KFDR · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 130° at 18 kt, gusts to 28 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 7,000 ft · a few clouds at 11,000 ft · temp 34°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 18 ktG28

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

130°18G28 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

12★ HDG 120° H18 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,578'

17 HDG 170° H14 kt X12 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 43%

17L HDG 170° H14 kt X12 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 43%

21 HDG 210° H3 kt X18 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 64%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

03 HDG 030° T3 kt X18 kt RIGHT —

35 HDG 350° T14 kt X12 kt RIGHT —

35R HDG 350° T14 kt X12 kt RIGHT —

30 HDG 300° T18 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,258 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 +22°C

3,800FT

+2,542 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,258 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+22°C PRESSURE ALT1,176 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHRX (Hereford Municipal Airport, Hereford, elev 3,788 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+38%

-27%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+27%

-17%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+15%

-11%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW110

Few · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW070

Few · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL18,632 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:35ZSUNRISE

18:42ZSOLAR NOON

01:50ZSUNSET

02:19ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 56m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:19Z (2h 24m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:45Z MOONSET02:00Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KF05

VFR

Wilbarger County Airport · Vernon

WIND: 110° / 15 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT065
DIST: 17 NM SW
AGE: 19m ago

KLTS

VFR

Altus Air Force Base · Altus

WIND: 110° / 17 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN085
DIST: 24 NM NW
AGE: 59m ago

KAXS

VFR

Altus Quartz Mountain Regional Airport · Altus

WIND: 110° / 14 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW095
DIST: 27 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

KLAW

VFR

Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport · Lawton

WIND: 120° / 11 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 31 NM NE
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KSPS

VFR

Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base · Wichita Falls

WIND: 130° / 10 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 33 NM SE
AGE: 1h 2m ago

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