// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KFOA
VFR
Flora Municipal Airport · Flora
- WIND
- 100° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM N
- AGE
- 7m ago
KMVN
VFR
Mount Vernon Outland Airport · Mount Vernon
- WIND
- 080° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
KOLY
VFR
Olney Noble Airport · Olney-Noble
- WIND
- 050° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM NE
- AGE
- 32m ago
KSLO
VFR
Salem–Leckrone Airport · Salem
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM NW
- AGE
- 7m ago
KENL
VFR
Centralia Municipal Airport · Centralia
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM W
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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