// Station · 15m ago

KFXY

Forest City Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 11 kt G15

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 8,000 ft

T/Td 24°C / 14°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 1,229 FT

43.2347°N / 93.6241°W

LOCATION · Forest City, US

WIND

120°11 kt

KFXY · 1,229 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/11G15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN080

LAYERS

BKN080 BKN100

T / Td

24 / 14

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,000 ft. Moderate winds at 120°/11 kt, gusting 15, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 8,000 ft, and broken at 10,000 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 KFXY 302215Z AUTO 12011G15KT 10SM BKN080 BKN100 24/14 A2996 RMK AO2

KFXY · day 30 at 22:15 UTC · wind from 120° at 11 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 8,000 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 11 ktG15

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

120°11G15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

09★ HDG 090° H10 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 2,707'

15 HDG 150° H10 kt X5 kt LEFT 5,796'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

27 HDG 270° T10 kt X5 kt LEFT —

33 HDG 330° T10 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,229 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 +11°C

2,600FT

+1,371 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,229 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT1,188 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KANW (Ainsworth Regional Airport, Ainsworth, elev 2,589 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN080

Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,350 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

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

10:39ZSUNRISE

18:13ZSOLAR NOON

01:47ZSUNSET

02:21ZCIVIL END

CURRENT22:30Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:21Z (3h 50m) DAY LENGTH15h 07m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:12Z MOONSET13:19Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KMCW

VFR

Mason City Municipal Airport · Mason City

WIND: 150° / 18 ktG28
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT095
DIST: 14 NM E
AGE: 37m ago

KAEL

VFR

Albert Lea Municipal Airport · Albert Lea

WIND: 150° / 15 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 29 NM NE
AGE: 15m ago

KAXA

VFR

Algona Municipal Airport · Algona

WIND: 130° / 11 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 30 NM W
AGE: 15m ago

KCAV

VFR

Clarion Municipal Airport · Clarion

WIND: 140° / 16 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW110
DIST: 30 NM S
AGE: 15m ago

KHPT

VFR

Hampton Municipal Airport · Hampton

WIND: 130° / 13 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 35 NM SE
AGE: 15m ago

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