KDFI — Defiance Meml
Defiance, OH · field elevation 707 ft · NON-ATCT
KDFI current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDFI 252353Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP246 T01560106 10217 20150 58000 $
- Wind
- from 080° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.25 inHg
- Density altitude
- 537 ft · pressure altitude 377 ft
- Observed
- 4 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 080° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 30 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
5 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 19,000–43,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KDFI — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KDFI — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.33750, -84.42881
- Elevation
- 707 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1128Z / 2330Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5°W (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Detroit
- County
- Defiance, OH
Everything else KDFI publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 4,199 | 72 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
- Approach
- 134.35
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KANQ Tri-State Steuben County35 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KDFI airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Ohio airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.