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 100235Z AUTO 29011KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A3000 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 290° at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 10 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Density altitude
- 884 ft · pressure altitude 1,197 ft
- Observed
- 3 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 290° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | 11 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 11 | 11 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
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 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
- 1256Z / 2248Z
- 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.