// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KAWG
—
Washington Municipal Airport · Washington
- WIND
- 130° / 17 ktG25
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM NE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KOTM
VFR
Ottumwa Regional Airport · Ottumwa
- WIND
- 140° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW049
- DIST
- 21 NM W
- AGE
- 33m ago
KMPZ
VFR
Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport · Mount Pleasant
- WIND
- 130° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM E
- AGE
- 11m ago
KOOA
VFR
Oskaloosa Municipal Airport · Cedar
- WIND
- 130° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM NW
- AGE
- 11m ago
KFSW
VFR
Fort Madison Municipal Airport · Fort Madison
- WIND
- 060° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW100
- DIST
- 38 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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