// Station · 2m ago
KFKN
Franklin Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.2°C / 18.6°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 41 FT
36.6981°N / 76.9038°W
LOCATION · Franklin, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KFKN · 41 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 19
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. 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 KFKN 142355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/19 A3009 RMK AO2 T02620186 10311 20262
KFKN · day 14 at 23:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
4,977'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
4,977'
Pattern altitude: 1,041 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 +11°C
1,200FT
+1,159 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV41 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT-130 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSHD
(Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, Weyers Cave, elev 1,201 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%
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-5)
10:00ZSUNRISE
17:14ZSOLAR NOON
00:28ZSUNSET
00:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:57Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING30m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:58Z (1h 00m)
DAY LENGTH14h 27m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:10Z
MOONSET00:38Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSFQ
VFR
Suffolk Executive Airport · Suffolk
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM E
- AGE
- 22m ago
KAKQ
VFR
Wakefield Municipal Airport · Wakefield
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM N
- AGE
- 3m ago
KPVG
VFR
Hampton Roads Executive Airport · Chesapeake
- WIND
- 140° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM E
- AGE
- 1m ago
KASJ
VFR
Tri-County Airport at Henry Joyner Field · Aulander
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM SW
- AGE
- 22m ago
KEMV
VFR
Emporia Greensville Regional Airport · Emporia
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM W
- AGE
- 2m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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