// Station · 26m ago

KFWA

Fort Wayne International Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 050° / 7 kt

VIS 4.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 900 ft

T/Td 23.3°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

WX BR

ELEV 814 FT

40.9789°N / 85.1945°W

LOCATION · Fort Wayne, US

WIND

050°7 kt

KFWA · 814 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/7

VIS

4.0 SM

CEILING

OVC009

LAYERS

OVC009

T / Td

23 / 22

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 900 ft. Light winds at 050°/7 kt, visibility 4.0 SM, overcast at 900 ft. Reported weather: BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KFWA 111354Z 05007KT 4SM BR OVC009 23/22 A3003 RMK AO2 CIG 008V013 SLP163 T02330217 $

KFWA · day 11 at 13:54 UTC · wind from 050° at 7 kt · visibility 4.0 SM · overcast at 900 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 7 kt

4 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

050°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

05★ HDG 050° H7 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 11,981'

09 HDG 090° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT 4,001'

14 HDG 140° H0 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

32 HDG 320° H0 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

27 HDG 270° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

23 HDG 230° T7 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,814 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 +10°C

1,900FT

+1,086 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV814 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT702 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCSV (Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field, Crossville, elev 1,881 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

OVC009

Overcast · base 900 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,582 ft VFR MARGIN-2,100 ft

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

10:19ZSUNRISE

17:47ZSOLAR NOON

01:15ZSUNSET

01:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:47Z (11h 26m) DAY LENGTH14h 55m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:43Z MOONSET22:39Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KSMD

MVFR

Smith Field · Fort Wayne

WIND: 060° / 6 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC010
DIST: 10 NM N
AGE: 25m ago

KHHG

IFR

Huntington Municipal Airport · Huntington

WIND: 060° / 3 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: OVC008
DIST: 14 NM SW
AGE: 25m ago

KGWB

VFR

De Kalb County Airport · Auburn

WIND: 060° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW055
DIST: 21 NM N
AGE: 25m ago

KVNW

VFR

Van Wert County Airport · Van Wert

WIND: 040° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN035
DIST: 27 NM E
AGE: 5m ago

KPLD

VFR

Portland Municipal Airport · Portland

WIND: 360° / 4 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN045
DIST: 33 NM S
AGE: 5m ago

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