KFXY — Forest City Muni/Trimble Fld
Forest City, IA · field elevation 1,229 ft · NON-ATCT
KFXY current weather Live
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KFXY 252335Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM BKN023 BKN038 BKN120 17/13 A3021 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 140° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 2,300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 13 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.21 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,398 ft · pressure altitude 939 ft
- Observed
- 26 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 140° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 8 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 09 | 6 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 27 | 6 kt tail | 6 kt from the left |
| 33 | 8 kt tail | 2 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
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 34,000–34,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
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
- 1206Z / 0004Z
- 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 →
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- KMCW Mason City Muni14 nm
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- 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.