KFKA — Fillmore County
Preston, MN · field elevation 1,277 ft · NON-ATCT
KFKA current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFKA 252355Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM FEW034 SCT055 18/15 A3023 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 130° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 15 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.23 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,550 ft · pressure altitude 967 ft
- Observed
- 2 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 130° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 6 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 29 | 6 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 25,000–25,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KFKA — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KFKA — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.67675, -92.17975
- Elevation
- 1,277 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1200Z / 0000Z
- Magnetic variation
- 1°E (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Fillmore, MN
Everything else KFKA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 4,001 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
- Approach
- 119.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KRST Rochester Intl20 nm
- KDEH Decorah Muni31 nm
- KONA Winona Muni/Max Conrad Fld32 nm
- KAUM Austin Muni33 nm
- KTOB Dodge Center35 nm
- KCCY Northeast Iowa Rgnl41 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFKA airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Minnesota 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.