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KFFA — First Flight
Kill Devil Hills, NC · field elevation 12 ft · NON-ATCT
KFFA current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFFA 111155Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM SCT110 25/24 A2999 RMK AO2 T02540242 10347 20195
- Wind
- from 250° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 25 °C / dewpoint 24 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.99 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,164 ft · pressure altitude -58 ft
- Observed
- 20 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 250° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 3 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 03 | 3 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KFFA — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KFFA — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 36.01758, -75.67158
- Elevation
- 12 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1018Z / 2357Z
- Magnetic variation
- -11° (2020)
- Sectional
- Washington
- County
- Dare, NC
Everything else KFFA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,000 | 60 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
- Approach
- 124.725
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KMQI Dare County Rgnl6 nm
- KONX Currituck County Rgnl28 nm
- KECG Elizabeth City Cg Air Station/Rgnl28 nm
- KEDE Northeastern Rgnl44 nm
- KNFE Fentress Nalf46 nm
- KHSE Billy Mitchell47 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFFA airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other North Carolina 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.