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KFQD — Rutherford County/Marchman Fld
Rutherfordton, NC · field elevation 1,077 ft · NON-ATCT
KFQD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFQD 100215Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM CLR 11/03 A3013 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 320° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.13 inHg
- Density altitude
- 596 ft · pressure altitude 867 ft
- Observed
- 25 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 320° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 19 | 4 kt tail | 3 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 KFQD — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KFQD — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 35.42822, -81.93508
- Elevation
- 1,077 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1158Z / 2225Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5°W (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Charlotte
- County
- Rutherford, NC
Everything else KFQD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 5,000 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 119.4
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KEHO Shelby-Cleveland County Rgnl19 nm
- KMRN Foothills Rgnl28 nm
- KAVL Asheville Rgnl30 nm
- KSPA Spartanburg Downtown Meml/Simpson Fld31 nm
- KHKY Hickory Rgnl33 nm
- KGSP Greenville Spartanburg Intl35 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFQD 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.