// Station · 31m ago
KFKS
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21°C / 6°C
ALTIM 30.19 inHg
ELEV 633 FT
44.6252°N / 86.2008°W
LOCATION · Frankfort, US
WIND
360°8 kt
KFKS · 633 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
21 / 6
ALTIM
30.19"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 360°/8 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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METAR KFKS 301857Z AUTO 36008KT 330V030 10SM CLR 21/06 A3019 RMK AO2
KFKS · day 30 at 18:57 UTC · wind from 360° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.19" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 360° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
360°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
33★
HDG 330°
H7 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,050'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
15
HDG 150°
T7 kt
X4 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 +7°C
1,200FT
+567 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV633 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+7°C
PRESSURE ALT362 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KIMT
(Ford Airport, Kingsford, elev 1,182 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-6)
10:05ZSUNRISE
17:43ZSOLAR NOON
01:22ZSUNSET
01:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:28Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 53m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (6h 29m)
DAY LENGTH15h 16m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE21:31Z
MOONSET12:48Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMBL
VFR
Manistee County Blacker Airport · Manistee
- WIND
- 080° / 8 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM S
- AGE
- 32m ago
KTVC
VFR
Cherry Capital Airport · Traverse City
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 27 NM E
- AGE
- 35m ago
KCAD
VFR
Wexford County Airport · Cadillac
- WIND
- 110° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM SE
- AGE
- 13m ago
KLDM
VFR
Mason County Airport · Ludington
- WIND
- 090° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM S
- AGE
- 13m ago
KACB
VFR
Antrim County Airport · Bellaire
- WIND
- 130° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 48 NM NE
- AGE
- 13m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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