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// KFWC · Fairfield Municipal Airport · Fairfield

// Station · 12m ago

KFWC

Fairfield Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 15°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 436 FT
38.3786°N / 88.4127°W
LOCATION · Fairfield, US
N
WIND
190°5 kt
KFWC · 436 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.91"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 190°/5 kt. 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 KFWC 130055Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 26/15 A2991 RMK AO2 T02560150

KFWC · day 13 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 190° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
190°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
18★ HDG 180° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 1,999'
27 HDG 270° H1 kt X5 kt LEFT 4,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
09 HDG 090° T1 kt X5 kt RIGHT —
36 HDG 360° T5 kt X1 kt LEFT —
Pattern altitude: 1,436 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 +11°C

1,800FT
+1,364 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV436 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT442 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 MODERATE
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,365 FT KFWC ELEV · 436 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,365 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:00ZSUNRISE
17:41ZSOLAR NOON
23:21ZSUNSET
23:48ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:48Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 21m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE13:21Z MOONSET00:42Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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