Hector International Airport

KFAR · Minnesota, United States

The METAR station used is 39 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 290° Hector International Airport 18/36
Wind direction to Wind: 15 kt, gusting 28 kt, 4 beaufort

5 kt

14 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 300
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 2,700
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 4,200
METAR KDTL 192035Z AUTO 29015G28KT 2SM -SN HZ FEW003 SCT027 BKN042 M00/M04 A3006 RMK AO2 VIS 1V5

METAR Hector International Airport - KFAR/FAR

Hector International Airport is a large airport in Minnesota, United States. The airport is located at latitude 46.91930 and longitude -96.81577. The airport has 3 runways: 18/36, 9/27 and 13/31. The ICAO airport code of this field is KFAR. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is FAR. The airport's IATA code is FAR. The airport is in the Minneapolis FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Detroit Lakes/Wething Field on April 19, 2024 15:35, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 290° with a speed of 15 kt. Wind gusts of 28 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 2 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 300 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,700 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 4,200 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 4,200 ft.

Current weather is light snow, haze. The temperature is 0 °C, with a wind chill of -8 °C. The dew point is -4 °C, the relative humidity is 75%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.06 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 20:21. This applies to Hector International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

On this airport you can find flying schools. The only known company on this field is Fargo Flight School.

Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
18/36 180°-360° 14-26 kt 5-10 kt 94 %
9/27 090°-270° 5-10 kt 14-26 kt 34 %
13/31 137°-317° 7-13 kt 13-25 kt 45 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

300 ft FEW Few clouds
2,700 ft SCT Scattered clouds
4,200 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light snow
haze
Temperature 0 °C
Dewpoint -4 °C
Rel. humidity 75%
Wind chill -8 °C
Kp-index 7 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
VIS 1V5

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:27
Midday
13:22
Sunset
20:17 (4:30h)

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