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// Station · 11m ago

KFOD

Fort Dodge Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 26.1°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 1,156 FT
42.5526°N / 94.1912°W
LOCATION · Fort Dodge, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KFOD · 1,156 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW016
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.13"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 1,600 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 KFOD 111456Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW016 26/22 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP206 T02610217 51015 $

KFOD · day 11 at 14:56 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1020.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
06 HDG 060° CALM 6,547'
24 HDG 240° CALM 6,547'
12 HDG 120° CALM 5,301'
30 HDG 300° CALM 5,301'
Pattern altitude: 2,156 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 +13°C

2,500FT
+1,344 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
3,100 2,250 1,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,156 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT944 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCZD (Cozad Municipal Airport, Cozad, elev 2,503 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,338 FT FEW016 KFOD ELEV · 1,156 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW016
Few · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,338 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:50ZSUNRISE
18:23ZSOLAR NOON
01:56ZSUNSET
02:30ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:30Z (11h 22m) DAY LENGTH15h 05m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:16Z MOONSET23:21Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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