// Station · 21m ago
KFSW
Fort Madison Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 12 kt G17
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 13°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 724 FT
40.6591°N / 91.3278°W
LOCATION · Fort Madison, US
WIND
070°12 kt
KFSW · 724 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/12G17
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW055
T / Td
28 / 13
ALTIM
29.97"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 070°/12 kt, gusting 17. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 5,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KFSW 302035Z AUTO 07012G17KT 10SM FEW055 28/13 A2997 RMK AO2
KFSW · day 30 at 20:35 UTC · wind from 070° at 12 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,500 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 070° @ 12 ktG17
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
070°12G17 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
35★
HDG 350°
H2 kt
X12 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
17
HDG 170°
T2 kt
X12 kt LEFT
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Pattern altitude: 1,724 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 +14°C
2,400FT
+1,676 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV724 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT671 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLXN
(Jim Kelly Field, Lexington, elev 2,413 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:38ZSUNRISE
18:04ZSOLAR NOON
01:29ZSUNSET
02:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:56Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 32m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:02Z (5h 05m)
DAY LENGTH14h 50m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:08Z
MOONSET12:59Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KBRL
VFR
Southeast Iowa Regional Airport · Burlington
- WIND
- 140° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 12 NM NE
- AGE
- 3m ago
KEOK
VFR
Keokuk Municipal Airport · Keokuk
- WIND
- 100° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM S
- AGE
- 21m ago
KMPZ
VFR
Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport · Mount Pleasant
- WIND
- 130° / 16 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM NW
- AGE
- 21m ago
KMQB
VFR
Macomb Municipal Airport · Macomb
- WIND
- 110° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM E
- AGE
- 21m ago
KFFL
VFR
Fairfield Municipal Airport · Fairfield
- WIND
- 120° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN055
- DIST
- 38 NM NW
- AGE
- 21m ago
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