Fort Wayne International Airport

KFWA · Indiana, United States

The METAR station used is 21 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 290° Fort Wayne International Airport 5/23
Wind direction to Wind: 12 kt, gusting 16 kt, 4 beaufort

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11 kt
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SCT 6,000
METAR KGWB 281935Z AUTO 29012G16KT 10SM SCT060 09/M02 A3007 RMK AO2

METAR Fort Wayne International Airport - KFWA/FWA

Fort Wayne International Airport is a midsized airport in Indiana, United States. The airport is located at latitude 40.97870 and longitude -85.19415. The airport has 3 runways: 5/23, 9/27 and 14/32. The ICAO airport code of this field is KFWA. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is FWA. The airport's IATA code is FWA. The airport is in the Chicago FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for De Kalb County Airport on March 28, 2024 15:35, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 290° with a speed of 12 kt. Wind gusts of 16 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 6,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature is 9 °C, with a wind chill of 4 °C. The dew point is -2 °C, the relative humidity is 46%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.07 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 20:01. This applies to Fort Wayne International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -4 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 044°-224° 11-15 kt 5-7 kt 91 %
9/27 090°-270° 4-5 kt 11-15 kt 34 %
14/32 135°-315° 5-7 kt 11-15 kt 42 %

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

6,000 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 9 °C
Dewpoint -2 °C
Rel. humidity 46%
Wind chill 4 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:28
Midday
13:45
Sunset
20:01 (4:12h)

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