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// Station · 16m ago

KFWC

Fairfield Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30.5°C / 21.9°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 436 FT
38.3786°N / 88.4127°W
LOCATION · Fairfield, US
N
WIND
050°7 kt
KFWC · 436 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT045
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.10"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 050°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,500 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 KFWC 142155Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM SCT045 31/22 A3010 RMK AO2 T03050219

KFWC · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 050° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,500 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
050°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
09 HDG 090° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,000'
36 HDG 360° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 1,999'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
18 HDG 180° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT
27 HDG 270° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT
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 +16°C

2,200FT
+1,764 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
2,400 1,550 700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV436 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT253 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,840 FT SCT045 KFWC ELEV · 436 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT045
Scattered · base 4,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,840 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:42ZSUNRISE
18:00ZSOLAR NOON
01:18ZSUNSET
01:49ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:49Z (3h 37m) DAY LENGTH14h 36m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:48Z MOONSET01:25Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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