// Station · 57m ago

KFSM

Fort Smith Regional Airport

CAT LIFR

WIND 080° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 400 ft

T/Td 20.6°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 29.89 inHg

ELEV 469 FT

35.3366°N / 94.3674°W

LOCATION · Fort Smith, US

WIND

080°8 kt

KFSM · 469 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC004

LAYERS

OVC004

T / Td

21 / 21

ALTIM

29.89"

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 400 ft. Moderate winds at 080°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 400 ft. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KFSM 271053Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM OVC004 21/21 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP116 T02060206

KFSM · day 27 at 10:53 UTC · wind from 080° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 400 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

080°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H8 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T8 kt X1 kt LEFT —

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 +7°C

1,300FT

+831 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV469 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT496 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KXNA (Northwest Arkansas National Airport, Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, elev 1,287 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC004

Overcast · base 400 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,873 ft VFR MARGIN-2,600 ft

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

11:07ZSUNRISE

18:16ZSOLAR NOON

01:24ZSUNSET

01:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:53Z (14h 03m) DAY LENGTH14h 17m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:52Z MOONSET10:09Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KFYV

LIFR → VFR 14Z

Drake Field · Fayetteville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 0.25 SM
CEILING: —
DIST: 41 NM N
AGE: 57m ago

KXNA

LIFR → VFR 12Z

Northwest Arkansas National Airport · Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers

WIND: 050° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN003
DIST: 57 NM N
AGE: 12m ago

KMLC

VFR → MVFR 21Z

Mc Alester Regional Airport · Mc Alester

WIND: 100° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 75 NM W
AGE: 57m ago

KHOT

—

Memorial Field Airport · Hot Springs

WIND: CALM
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 81 NM SE
AGE: 57m ago

KHRO

LIFR → MVFR 12Z

Boone County Airport · Harrison

WIND: 110° / 5 kt
VIS: 0.25 SM
CEILING: —
DIST: 81 NM NE
AGE: 18m ago

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