// Station · 6m ago
KFKA
Fillmore County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 6 kt G12
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 1,277 FT
43.6768°N / 92.1797°W
LOCATION · Preston, US
WIND
260°6 kt
KFKA · 1,277 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/6G12
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 24
ALTIM
30.17"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 260°/6 kt, gusting 12. 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 KFKA 142255Z AUTO 26006G12KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3017 RMK AO2
KFKA · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 260° at 6 kt, gusts to 12 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 260° @ 6 ktG12
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
260°6G12 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
29★
HDG 290°
H5 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
11
HDG 110°
T5 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 2,277 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 +18°C
3,200FT
+1,923 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,277 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT1,023 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRAP
(Rapid City Regional Airport, Rapid City, elev 3,204 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+32%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-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)
10:41ZSUNRISE
18:15ZSOLAR NOON
01:50ZSUNSET
02:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 48m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:24Z (3h 23m)
DAY LENGTH15h 09m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:49Z
MOONSET01:58Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KRST
VFR
Rochester International Airport · Rochester
- WIND
- 250° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NW
- AGE
- 7m ago
KDEH
VFR
Decorah Municipal Airport · Decorah
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM SE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KONA
VFR
Winona Municipal Airport Max Conrad Field · Winona
- WIND
- 260° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM NE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KAUM
VFR
Austin Municipal Airport · Austin
- WIND
- 220° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
KTOB
VFR
Dodge Center Airport · Dodge Center
- WIND
- 250° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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