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// Station · 13m ago

KFYE

Fayette County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 5 kt G11
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 22°C
ALTIM 29.86 inHg
ELEV 436 FT
35.2077°N / 89.3945°W
LOCATION · Somerville, US
N
WIND
310°5 kt
KFYE · 436 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/5G11
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW060
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.86"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 310°/5 kt, gusting 11. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 6,000 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 KFYE 302135Z AUTO 31005G11KT 10SM FEW060 30/22 A2986 RMK A01

KFYE · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 310° at 5 kt, gusts to 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.86" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 5 ktG11
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
310°5G11 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
01 HDG 010° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
19 HDG 190° T2 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

2,400FT
+1,964 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
2,700 1,900 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV436 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT492 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4 (Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,588 FT FEW060 KFYE ELEV · 436 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW060
Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,588 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:46ZSUNRISE
17:56ZSOLAR NOON
01:06ZSUNSET
01:35ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:35Z (3h 47m) DAY LENGTH14h 20m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:17Z MOONSET12:37Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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