KFRM — Fairmont Muni
Fairmont, MN · field elevation 1,162 ft · NON-ATCT
KFRM current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFRM 252356Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM SCT032 OVC055 18/14 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP228 T01780139 10194 20178 56004
- Wind
- from 150° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 5,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.19 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,434 ft · pressure altitude 892 ft
- Observed
- 4 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 150° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 7 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 20 | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 02 | 4 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 31 | 7 kt tail | 2 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 KFRM — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KFRM — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.64394, -94.41562
- Elevation
- 1,162 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1210Z / 0007Z
- Magnetic variation
- 4°E (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Martin, MN
Everything else KFRM publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,505 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 02/20 | 3,301 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KEST Estherville Muni20 nm
- KJYG St James Muni21 nm
- KMJQ Jackson Muni25 nm
- KMWM Windom Muni34 nm
- KAXA Algona Muni35 nm
- KULM New Ulm Muni41 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFRM 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.