KFWC — Fairfield Muni
Fairfield, IL · field elevation 434 ft · NON-ATCT
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KFWC current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFWC 252355Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A3016 RMK AO2 T02190087 10250 20219
- Wind
- from 040° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.16 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,060 ft · pressure altitude 194 ft
- Observed
- 7 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 040° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 5 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 09 | 4 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 27 | 4 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 18 | 5 kt tail | 4 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, 13,000–13,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KFWC — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KFWC — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.37863, -88.41265
- Elevation
- 434 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1145Z / 2344Z
- Magnetic variation
- 1°W (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- St Louis
- County
- Wayne, IL
Everything else KFWC publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,000 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 18/36 | 1,999 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KFOA Flora Muni17 nm
- KMVN Mount Vernon21 nm
- KOLY Olney-Noble23 nm
- KSLO Salem-Leckrone30 nm
- KENL Centralia Muni33 nm
- KHSB Harrisburg-Raleigh35 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFWC airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Illinois 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.