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// Station · 7m ago

KFWC

Fairfield Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.7°C / 16°C
ALTIM 29.95 inHg
ELEV 436 FT
38.3786°N / 88.4127°W
LOCATION · Fairfield, US
N
WIND
080°4 kt
KFWC · 436 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.95"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 080°/4 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 302055Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM CLR 29/16 A2995 RMK AO2 T02870160

KFWC · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 080° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
080°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
09 HDG 090° CALM 4,000'
27 HDG 270° CALM 4,000'
18 HDG 180° CALM 1,999'
36 HDG 360° CALM 1,999'
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 +14°C

2,100FT
+1,664 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,300 1,650 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV436 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT404 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KVJI (Virginia Highlands Airport, Abingdon, elev 2,087 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,931 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 LEVEL14,931 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:34ZSUNRISE
17:52ZSOLAR NOON
01:11ZSUNSET
01:42ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:42Z (4h 39m) DAY LENGTH14h 37m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:03Z MOONSET12:41Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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