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// Station · 11m ago

KFFL

Fairfield Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 12 kt G21
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 14°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 799 FT
41.0530°N / 91.9801°W
LOCATION · Fairfield, US
N
WIND
130°12 kt
KFFL · 799 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/12G21
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT100
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.96"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 130°/12 kt, gusting 21. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered 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 KFFL 301915Z AUTO 13012G21KT 10SM SCT100 28/14 A2996 RMK A01

KFFL · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 130° at 12 kt, gusts to 21 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 10,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 12 ktG21
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
130°12G21 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
08 HDG 080° H8 kt X9 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 2,505'
18 HDG 180° H8 kt X9 kt LEFT 5,503'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
26 HDG 260° T8 kt X9 kt LEFT
36 HDG 360° T8 kt X9 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,799 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 +15°C

2,500FT
+1,701 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,900 2,100 1,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV799 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT758 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCZD (Cozad Municipal Airport, Cozad, elev 2,503 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,940 FT SCT100 KFFL ELEV · 799 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT100
Scattered · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,940 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:40ZSUNRISE
18:06ZSOLAR NOON
01:33ZSUNSET
02:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:06Z (6h 39m) DAY LENGTH14h 53m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:06Z MOONSET12:59Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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