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KFFA — First Flight
Kill Devil Hills, NC · field elevation 12 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KFFA current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFFA 252335Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM BKN048 BKN090 18/11 A2988 RMK AO2 T01790108
- Wind
- from 310° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,800 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.88 inHg
- Density altitude
- 409 ft · pressure altitude 52 ft
- Observed
- 25 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 310° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 03 | 3 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 21 | 3 kt tail | 5 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
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
- 1054Z / 2254Z
- Magnetic variation
- 11°W (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 →
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- 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.