// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KEBS
VFR
Webster City Municipal Airport · Webster City
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW019
- DIST
- 16 NM SE
- AGE
- 12m ago
KCAV
VFR
Clarion Municipal Airport · Clarion
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT019
- DIST
- 22 NM NE
- AGE
- 12m ago
KAXA
VFR
Algona Municipal Airport · Algona
- WIND
- 190° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT013
- DIST
- 32 NM N
- AGE
- 12m ago
KBNW
VFR
Boone Municipal Airport · Boone
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM SE
- AGE
- 12m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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