KFXY — Forest City Muni/Trimble Fld
Forest City, IA · field elevation 1,229 ft · NON-ATCT
3 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KFXY current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KFXY 111155Z AUTO 03007KT 5SM BR SCT004 22/21 A2983 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 030° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 21 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.83 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,461 ft · pressure altitude 1,319 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 030° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 09 | 3 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 27 | 3 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 15 | 4 kt tail | 6 kt from the left |
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 KFXY — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KFXY — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.23476, -93.62410
- Elevation
- 1,229 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1116Z / 0123Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Hancock, IA
Everything else KFXY publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 5,796 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 09/27 | 2,707 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KMCW Mason City Muni14 nm
- KAEL Albert Lea Muni29 nm
- KAXA Algona Muni30 nm
- KCAV Clarion Muni30 nm
- KHPT Hampton Muni35 nm
- KAUM Austin Muni40 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFXY airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Iowa 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.