// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KFOA
VFR
Flora Municipal Airport · Flora
- WIND
- 060° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT048
- DIST
- 17 NM N
- AGE
- 31m ago
KMVN
VFR
Mount Vernon Outland Airport · Mount Vernon
- WIND
- 080° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 21 NM W
- AGE
- 15m ago
KOLY
VFR
Olney Noble Airport · Olney-Noble
- WIND
- 090° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT049
- DIST
- 23 NM NE
- AGE
- 21m ago
KSLO
VFR
Salem–Leckrone Airport · Salem
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT045
- DIST
- 30 NM NW
- AGE
- 16m ago
KENL
VFR
Centralia Municipal Airport · Centralia
- WIND
- 070° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT055
- DIST
- 33 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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