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// Station · 15m ago

KFRM

Fairmont Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.7°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 30.19 inHg
ELEV 1,162 FT
43.6439°N / 94.4156°W
LOCATION · Fairmont, US
N
WIND
190°7 kt
KFRM · 1,162 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
32 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.19"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 190°/7 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KFRM 142156Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM CLR 32/22 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP217 T03170217

KFRM · day 14 at 21:56 UTC · wind from 190° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.19" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1021.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
190°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
20 HDG 200° H7 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,301'
13 HDG 130° H4 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 86%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
31 HDG 310° T3 kt X6 kt LEFT
02 HDG 020° T7 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,162 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 +18°C

3,100FT
+1,938 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
3,400 2,300 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,162 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT891 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSR (Hot Springs Municipal Airport, Hot Springs, elev 3,150 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,172 FT KFRM ELEV · 1,162 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,172 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:50ZSUNRISE
18:24ZSOLAR NOON
01:59ZSUNSET
02:33ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:33Z (4h 22m) DAY LENGTH15h 08m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:56Z MOONSET02:05Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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