// Station · 19m ago

KFSM

Fort Smith Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30.6°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

ELEV 469 FT

35.3366°N / 94.3674°W

LOCATION · Fort Smith, US

WIND

240°9 kt

KFSM · 469 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW090

T / Td

31 / 22

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 240°/9 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 9,000 ft. 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 111353Z 24009KT 10SM FEW090 31/22 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP168 T03060222 $

KFSM · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 240° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 9,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

240°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

25★ HDG 250° H9 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

07 HDG 070° T9 kt X2 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 +16°C

2,300FT

+1,831 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV469 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT336 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K48K (Ness City Municipal Airport, Ness City, elev 2,308 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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)

FEW090

Few · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,924 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:12ZSUNRISE

18:24ZSOLAR NOON

01:35ZSUNSET

02:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:04Z (11h 52m) DAY LENGTH14h 23m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:36Z MOONSET22:59Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KJSV

VFR

Sallisaw Municipal Airport · Sallisaw

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW085
DIST: 22 NM W
AGE: 17m ago

KRKR

VFR

Robert S Kerr Airport · Poteau

WIND: 200° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT075
DIST: 23 NM SW
AGE: 17m ago

KFYV

VFR

Drake Field · Fayetteville

WIND: 220° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 41 NM N
AGE: 19m ago

KMEZ

VFR

Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport · Mena

WIND: 260° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 48 NM S
AGE: 17m ago

KSLG

VFR

Smith Field · Siloam Springs

WIND: 200° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 52 NM N
AGE: 16m ago

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