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// KFKN · Franklin Regional Airport · Franklin

// Station · 23m ago

KFKN

Franklin Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 7,000 ft
T/Td 23.9°C / 20.2°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 41 FT
36.6981°N / 76.9038°W
LOCATION · Franklin, US
N
WIND
060°3 kt
KFKN · 41 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN070
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT046 SCT060 BKN070
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,000 ft. Light winds at 060°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 4,600 ft, scattered at 6,000 ft, and broken at 7,000 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 KFKN 290055Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM SCT046 SCT060 BKN070 24/20 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW T02390202

KFKN · day 29 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 060° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,600 ft · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · broken layer at 7,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
060°3 kt
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 +9°C

1,000FT
+959 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV41 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT-92 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K8W2 (New Market Airport, New Market, elev 975 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+10%
-7%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+7%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,112 FT SCT046 SCT060 BKN070 · CEILING KFKN ELEV · 41 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN070
Broken · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
SCT060
Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
SCT046
Scattered · base 4,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING7,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,112 ft VFR MARGIN+4,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:36ZSUNRISE
17:10ZSOLAR NOON
23:43ZSUNSET
00:10ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:10Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 07m
Waning Gibbous
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE23:23Z MOONSET12:30Z FULL MOON IN29 days

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