// Station · 19m ago
KFFM
Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / 26°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 1,183 FT
46.2844°N / 96.1567°W
LOCATION · Fergus Falls, US
WIND
200°9 kt
KFFM · 1,183 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / 26
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 200°/9 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 KFFM 142335Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 33/26 A3009 RMK AO2
KFFM · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 200° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 200° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
200°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H8 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,299'
13
HDG 130°
H3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
31
HDG 310°
T3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
35
HDG 350°
T8 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,183 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 +20°C
3,400FT
+2,217 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,183 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+20°C
PRESSURE ALT1,012 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KIEN
(Pine Ridge Airport, Pine Ridge, elev 3,333 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+34%
-24%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+24%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-10%
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)
10:47ZSUNRISE
18:31ZSOLAR NOON
02:15ZSUNSET
02:52ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:54Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 21m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:52Z (2h 58m)
DAY LENGTH15h 27m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:57Z
MOONSET02:25Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KBWP
VFR
Harry Stern Airport · Wahpeton
- WIND
- 170° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM W
- AGE
- 19m ago
KETH
VFR
Wheaton Municipal Airport · Lake Valley Township
- WIND
- 190° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM SW
- AGE
- 21m ago
KDTL
VFR
Detroit Lakes Airport · Detroit Lakes
- WIND
- 230° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW042
- DIST
- 34 NM N
- AGE
- 19m ago
KJKJ
VFR
Moorhead Municipal Airport · Moorhead
- WIND
- 190° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM NW
- AGE
- 19m ago
KADC
VFR
Wadena Municipal Airport · Wadena
- WIND
- 240° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM E
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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