// Station · 4m ago
KFEP
Albertus Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 17 kt G26
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.2°C / 8.1°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 859 FT
42.2462°N / 89.5820°W
LOCATION · Freeport, US
WIND
100°17 kt
KFEP · 859 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/17G26
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 8
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 100°/17 kt, gusting 26. 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 KFEP 302055Z AUTO 10017G26KT 10SM CLR 27/08 A3008 RMK AO2 T02720081
KFEP · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 100° at 17 kt, gusts to 26 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 100° @ 17 ktG26
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
100°17G26 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
13★
HDG 130°
H15 kt
X8 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 2,285'
06
HDG 060°
H13 kt
X11 kt RIGHT
5,504'
18
HDG 180°
H3 kt
X17 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 65%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
36
HDG 360°
T3 kt
X17 kt RIGHT
—
24
HDG 240°
T13 kt
X11 kt LEFT
—
31
HDG 310°
T15 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,859 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
+1,441 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV859 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT697 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHDE
(Brewster Field, Holdrege, elev 2,313 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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:26ZSUNRISE
17:57ZSOLAR NOON
01:27ZSUNSET
02:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 28m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:01Z (5h 02m)
DAY LENGTH15h 00m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:56Z
MOONSET12:57Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KRFD
VFR
Chicago Rockford International Airport · Chicago/Rockford
- WIND
- 060° / 9 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN160
- DIST
- 22 NM E
- AGE
- 5m ago
KEFT
VFR
Monroe Municipal Airport · Monroe
- WIND
- 090° / 16 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM N
- AGE
- 4m ago
KSFY
VFR
Tri Township Airport · Savanna
- WIND
- 100° / 10 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SW
- AGE
- 4m ago
KSQI
VFR
Whiteside County Airport - Joseph H Bittorf Field · Rock Falls
- WIND
- 080° / 17 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM S
- AGE
- 3m ago
KRPJ
VFR
Rochelle Municipal Airport - Koritz Field · Rochelle
- WIND
- 080° / 14 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM SE
- AGE
- 24m ago
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