// Station · 57m ago

KFXE

Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 11 kt G20

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.8°C / 25.6°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

ELEV 13 FT

26.1973°N / 80.1707°W

LOCATION · Fort Lauderdale, US

WIND

120°11 kt

KFXE · 13 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/11G20

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW023 SCT032

T / Td

28 / 26

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 120°/11 kt, gusting 20. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,300 ft, and scattered at 3,200 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 KFXE 270853Z AUTO 12011G20KT 10SM FEW023 SCT032 28/26 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02780256 56010

KFXE · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · wind from 120° at 11 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,300 ft · scattered layer at 3,200 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 11 ktG20

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

120°11G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13★ HDG 130° H11 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,000'

09 HDG 090° H10 kt X5 kt RIGHT 6,002'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

27 HDG 270° T10 kt X5 kt LEFT —

31 HDG 310° T11 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,013 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 +13°C

1,400FT

+1,387 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV13 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT-90 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KJKL (Julian Carroll Airport, Jackson, elev 1,381 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-4%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT032

Scattered · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW023

Few · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,053 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:30ZSUNRISE

17:19ZSOLAR NOON

00:07ZSUNSET

00:33ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 17m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:33Z (14h 43m) DAY LENGTH13h 36m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE19:11Z MOONSET08:48Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KFLL

VFR

Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · Fort Lauderdale

WIND: 130° / 15 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN035
DIST: 8 NM S
AGE: 57m ago

KBCT

VFR

Boca Raton Airport · Boca Raton

WIND: 130° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN033
DIST: 11 NM N
AGE: 15m ago

KHWO

VFR

North Perry Airport · Hollywood

WIND: 130° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN035
DIST: 12 NM S
AGE: 57m ago

KOPF

VFR

Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport · Miami

WIND: 120° / 8 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 18 NM S
AGE: 57m ago

KMIA

VFR

Miami International Airport · Miami

WIND: 110° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW022
DIST: 25 NM S
AGE: 57m ago

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