// Station · 18m ago

KFSM

Fort Smith Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 9 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 32.8°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 469 FT

35.3366°N / 94.3674°W

LOCATION · Fort Smith, US

WIND

230°9 kt

KFSM · 469 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/9G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

33 / 23

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 230°/9 kt, gusting 19. 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 KFSM 111553Z 23009G19KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP162 T03280228 $

KFSM · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 230° at 9 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 9 ktG19

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

230°9G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

25★ HDG 250° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

07 HDG 070° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,469 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

2,600FT

+2,131 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV469 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT357 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDDC (Dodge City Regional Airport, Dodge City, elev 2,594 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,035 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:12ZSUNRISE

18:24ZSOLAR NOON

01:35ZSUNSET

02:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:04Z (9h 53m) DAY LENGTH14h 23m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:40Z MOONSET23:03Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KJSV

VFR

Sallisaw Municipal Airport · Sallisaw

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM W
AGE: 16m ago

KRKR

VFR

Robert S Kerr Airport · Poteau

WIND: 210° / 10 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM SW
AGE: 16m ago

KFYV

VFR

Drake Field · Fayetteville

WIND: 210° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 41 NM N
AGE: 18m ago

KMEZ

VFR

Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport · Mena

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 48 NM S
AGE: 16m ago

KSLG

VFR

Smith Field · Siloam Springs

WIND: 240° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 52 NM N
AGE: 15m ago

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