KFKS — Frankfort Dow Meml Fld
Frankfort, MI · field elevation 633 ft · NON-ATCT
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KFKS current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFKS 111155Z AUTO 28001KT 8SM SCT006 17/16 A2994 RMK AO2 10170 20146 70000
- Wind
- from 280° at 1 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 16 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Density altitude
- 995 ft · pressure altitude 613 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 280° at 1 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 15 | 1 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 3,000–31,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KFKS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KFKS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.62520, -86.20086
- Elevation
- 633 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1043Z / 0056Z
- Magnetic variation
- -4° (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Green Bay
- County
- Benzie, MI
Everything else KFKS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 4,050 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KMBL Manistee County/Blacker21 nm
- KTVC Cherry Capital27 nm
- KCAD Wexford County39 nm
- KLDM Mason County41 nm
- KACB Antrim County48 nm
- KSUE Door County Cherryland54 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFKS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Michigan 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.