// Station · 11m ago
KFKN
Franklin Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 11 kt G19
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 11.3°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 41 FT
36.6981°N / 76.9038°W
LOCATION · Franklin, US
WIND
060°11 kt
KFKN · 41 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/11G19
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 11
ALTIM
29.91"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 060°/11 kt, gusting 19. 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 302055Z AUTO 06011G19KT 10SM CLR 26/11 A2991 RMK AO2 T02560113
KFKN · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 060° at 11 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 060° @ 11 ktG19
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
060°11G19 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
09★
HDG 090°
H10 kt
X5 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,977'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
27
HDG 270°
T10 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
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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
1,300FT
+1,259 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV41 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT47 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
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
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)
09:52ZSUNRISE
17:06ZSOLAR NOON
00:20ZSUNSET
00:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:06Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 13m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:50Z (3h 43m)
DAY LENGTH14h 28m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:22Z
MOONSET11:50Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSFQ
VFR
Suffolk Executive Airport · Suffolk
- WIND
- 040° / 13 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM E
- AGE
- 11m ago
KAKQ
VFR
Wakefield Municipal Airport · Wakefield
- WIND
- 050° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM N
- AGE
- 12m ago
KPVG
VFR
Hampton Roads Executive Airport · Chesapeake
- WIND
- 060° / 11 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM E
- AGE
- 10m ago
KASJ
VFR
Tri-County Airport at Henry Joyner Field · Aulander
- WIND
- 030° / 10 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT070
- DIST
- 27 NM SW
- AGE
- 11m ago
KEMV
VFR
Emporia Greensville Regional Airport · Emporia
- WIND
- 350° / 10 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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