// Station · 13m ago
KFPK
Fitch H Beach Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / 23°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 891 FT
42.5745°N / 84.8114°W
LOCATION · Charlotte, US
WIND
270°8 kt
KFPK · 891 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / 23
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 270°/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 KFPK 142255Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A3008 RMK AO2
KFPK · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 270° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 270° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
270°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
21★
HDG 210°
H4 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,510'
33
HDG 330°
H4 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 88%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
03
HDG 030°
T4 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
15
HDG 150°
T4 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,891 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 +19°C
3,100FT
+2,209 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV891 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT729 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K2G4
(Garrett County Airport, Accident, elev 2,933 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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)
10:15ZSUNRISE
17:46ZSOLAR NOON
01:17ZSUNSET
01:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:08Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 08m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:50Z (2h 42m)
DAY LENGTH15h 01m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:23Z
MOONSET01:25Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLAN
VFR
Capital Region International Airport · Lansing
- WIND
- 240° / 11 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM NE
- AGE
- 15m ago
KTEW
VFR
Mason Jewett Field · Mason
- WIND
- 270° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM E
- AGE
- 13m ago
KRMY
VFR
Brooks Field · Marshall
- WIND
- 240° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM S
- AGE
- 13m ago
KJXN
VFR
Jackson County Airport/Reynolds Field · Jackson
- WIND
- 240° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM SE
- AGE
- 12m ago
KY70
VFR
Ionia County Airport · Ionia
- WIND
- 250° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM NW
- AGE
- 13m ago
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