KFXY — Forest City Muni/Trimble Fld
Forest City, IA · field elevation 1,229 ft · NON-ATCT
KFXY current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFXY 100110Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3003 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 300° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 6 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Density altitude
- 313 ft · pressure altitude 1,119 ft
- Observed
- 34 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 300° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 4 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 33 | 3 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 15 | 3 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 09 | 4 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 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
- 1301Z / 2255Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3°E (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.