// Station · 12m ago
KFOD
Fort Dodge Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.7°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 1,156 FT
42.5526°N / 94.1912°W
LOCATION · Fort Dodge, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KFOD · 1,156 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / 21
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. 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 KFOD 111256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02170206 $
KFOD · day 11 at 12:56 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
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 +9°C
2,000FT
+844 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,156 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT973 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KISB
(Sibley Municipal Airport, Sibley, elev 1,538 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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)
10:50ZSUNRISE
18:23ZSOLAR NOON
01:56ZSUNSET
02:30ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:08Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 47m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:30Z (13h 21m)
DAY LENGTH15h 05m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:12Z
MOONSET23:17Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KEBS
VFR
Webster City Municipal Airport · Webster City
- WIND
- 080° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM SE
- AGE
- 13m ago
KCAV
VFR
Clarion Municipal Airport · Clarion
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NE
- AGE
- 13m ago
KAXA
—
Algona Municipal Airport · Algona
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM N
- AGE
- 13m ago
KBNW
VFR
Boone Municipal Airport · Boone
- WIND
- 080° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM SE
- AGE
- 13m ago
KCIN
VFR
Arthur N Neu Airport · Carroll
- WIND
- 340° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM SW
- AGE
- 13m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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