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// KFKS · Frankfort Dow Memorial Field · Frankfort

// Station · 4m ago

KFKS

Frankfort Dow Memorial Field
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 22°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 633 FT
44.6252°N / 86.2008°W
LOCATION · Frankfort, US
N
WIND
210°9 kt
KFKS · 633 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/9
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.06"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 210°/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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KFKS 142115Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A3006 RMK AO2

KFKS · day 14 at 21:15 UTC · wind from 210° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
210°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
15★ HDG 150° H5 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,050'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
33 HDG 330° T4 kt X8 kt LEFT —
Pattern altitude: 1,633 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 +16°C

2,400FT
+1,767 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
2,600 1,850 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV633 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT491 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KJST (John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, elev 2,284 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-7%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,785 FT KFKS ELEV · 633 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,785 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:13ZSUNRISE
17:51ZSOLAR NOON
01:29ZSUNSET
02:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:05Z (4h 45m) DAY LENGTH15h 15m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:18Z MOONSET01:34Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KFKS.

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