// Station · 19m ago

KFDW

Fairfield County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 28°C / 20°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 577 FT

34.3155°N / 81.1088°W

LOCATION · Winnsboro, US

WIND

280°4 kt

KFDW · 577 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

SCT049 SCT080 BKN100

T / Td

28 / 20

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Light winds at 280°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 4,900 ft, scattered at 8,000 ft, and broken at 10,000 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 KFDW 302115Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM SCT049 SCT080 BKN100 28/20 A2988 RMK AO1

KFDW · day 30 at 21:15 UTC · wind from 280° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,900 ft · scattered layer at 8,000 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

280°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 5,243'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 5,243'

Pattern altitude: 1,577 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

2,300FT

+1,723 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV577 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT616 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4 (Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT080

Scattered · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT049

Scattered · base 4,900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,718 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

10:15ZSUNRISE

17:23ZSOLAR NOON

00:31ZSUNSET

01:00ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:34Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 56m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:00Z (3h 25m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:46Z MOONSET12:02Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KCUB

VFR → MVFR 09Z

Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport · Columbia

WIND: 160° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 21 NM S
AGE: 41m ago

KCAE

VFR → MVFR 09Z

Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia

WIND: 180° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 23 NM S
AGE: 38m ago

KEOE

VFR

Newberry County Airport · Newberry

WIND: 020° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

KCDN

VFR

Woodward Field · Camden

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 27 NM E
AGE: 19m ago

KLKR

VFR

Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field · Lancaster

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW049
DIST: 28 NM NE
AGE: 39m ago

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