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// KFWN · Sussex Airport · Sussex

// Station · 20m ago

KFWN

Sussex Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.8°C / 18.9°C
ALTIM 29.95 inHg
ELEV 421 FT
41.2002°N / 74.6230°W
LOCATION · Sussex, US
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
KFWN · 421 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.95"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/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 KFWN 142153Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 33/19 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP137 T03280189 $

KFWN · day 14 at 21:53 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
03 HDG 030° —CALM —— 3,506'
21 HDG 210° —CALM —— 3,506'
Pattern altitude: 1,421 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 +19°C

2,600FT
+2,179 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT
2,900 1,600 300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV421 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT389 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMKJ (Mountain Empire Airport, Rural Retreat, elev 2,558 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+26%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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 · 16,987 FT KFWN ELEV · 421 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,987 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:38ZSUNRISE
17:05ZSOLAR NOON
00:31ZSUNSET
01:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:04Z (2h 51m) DAY LENGTH14h 53m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE09:45Z MOONSET00:38Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KFWN.

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