// Station · 6m ago
KFEP
Albertus Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.3°C / 23.7°C
ALTIM 30.16 inHg
ELEV 859 FT
42.2462°N / 89.5820°W
LOCATION · Freeport, US
WIND
230°4 kt
KFEP · 859 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 24
ALTIM
30.16"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 230°/4 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 KFEP 142255Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3016 RMK AO2 T03230237
KFEP · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 230° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
230°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
6 ends
06
HDG 060°
—CALM
——
5,504'
24
HDG 240°
—CALM
——
5,504'
18
HDG 180°
—CALM
——
2,404'
36
HDG 360°
—CALM
——
2,404'
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
2,285'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
2,285'
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 +19°C
2,800FT
+1,941 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV859 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT617 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLBF
(North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, North Platte, elev 2,777 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%
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)
10:35ZSUNRISE
18:05ZSOLAR NOON
01:35ZSUNSET
02:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 33m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:08Z (3h 06m)
DAY LENGTH14h 59m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:43Z
MOONSET01:43Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KRFD
VFR
Chicago Rockford International Airport · Chicago/Rockford
- WIND
- 270° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 22 NM E
- AGE
- 7m ago
KEFT
VFR
Monroe Municipal Airport · Monroe
- WIND
- 280° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM N
- AGE
- 6m ago
KSFY
VFR
Tri Township Airport · Savanna
- WIND
- 240° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KSQI
VFR
Whiteside County Airport - Joseph H Bittorf Field · Rock Falls
- WIND
- 280° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM S
- AGE
- 5m ago
KRPJ
VFR
Rochelle Municipal Airport - Koritz Field · Rochelle
- WIND
- 210° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM SE
- AGE
- 26m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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