KFBL/FBL METAR Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field

Faribault, MinnesotaElevation 1,060 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR5 min old

Ceiling 7,500 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

360@5

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

7,500 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

285 ft

-775 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0855Z (3:55 AM local) · 5 min old

KFBL is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 5 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 7,500 feet AGL.

WIND

360° at 5 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 7,500 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

10°C / 6°C

50°F / 43°F. 4°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.35 inHg

1027.8 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO OVC RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

T01010063

precise temperature 10.1°C, dew point 6.3°C

52010

3-hour pressure tendency: rising steadily (1.0 hPa change)

FAA: no delays reported at FBL.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 360° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 7,500 ft. Forecast suggests sunday rain showers likely, high near 55F, low near 41F, 59% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Sunday	Rain Showers Likely	55/41	NNE 4 kt	–	59%
Monday	Rain Showers Likely	50/42	ENE 9 kt	–	72%
Tuesday	Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny	66/51	SSE 13 kt	–	39%
Wednesday	Chance Rain Showers	66/44	SW 9 kt	–	39%
Thursday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	64/49	N 4 kt	–	30%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	69/52	SSE 9 kt	–	60%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	65	S 9 kt	–	49%

Source: National Weather Service (office MPX). Forecast issued 0859Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

360° at 5 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 015 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

5 kt

CROSS

1 kt L

BEST

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

4 kt R

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt L

HEAD

5 kt tail

CROSS

1 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 4,257 ft

01/19

Dimensions

2,300 x 175 ft

Surface

Turf (fair)

RWY 0110°T

RWY 19190°T

12/30

Dimensions

4,257 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 12127°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 30307°T

Displaced threshold230 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

285 ft

Pressure altitude

630 ft

Field elevation

1,060 ft MSL

Temperature

10°C (50°F)

Dewpoint

6°C (43°F)

Altimeter

30.35 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2314Z 6:14 PM

Sunrise

1240Z 7:40 AM

Loggable night

2344Z (6:44 PM local) → 1211Z (7:11 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2314Z (6:14 PM local) → 1240Z (7:40 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0014Z (7:14 PM local) → 1140Z (6:40 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field is in Faribault, Minnesota. Field elevation 1,060 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerQUALITY AVIATION INC.

Manager phone507-332-0140

AttendedMAY-SEP ALL, 0800–1800

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKFBL / FBL

SectionalOMAHA

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)PRINCETON

RegionMinnesota

CountryUnited States

Coordinates44.3284, -93.3125

Distance from city3 NM NW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

125

MINNEAPOLIS APP/DEP

A/D

111.2

AWOS 3

AWOS

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KFBL traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 64 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

3.9

AVG OPS/DAY

7.3

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Piston single 59%Unknown 16%Helicopter 13%Twin 10%Turboprop 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›P28A (Piston single) · ~13 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~10 landings/mo

›EC35 (Helicopter) · ~7 landings/mo

›CH7B (Unknown) · ~4 landings/mo

›PA44 (Twin) · ~4 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›P28A (Piston single)

›CH7B (Unknown)

›EC35 (Helicopter)

›C182 (Piston single)

›C172 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KOWA Owatonna Degner Regional Airport

13 NM S

VFR

KSYN Stanton Airfield

15 NM NE

VFR

KMKT Mankato Regional Airport

27 NM W

VFR

KFCM Flying Cloud Airport

31 NM N

VFR

KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field

33 NM N

VFR

KSTP Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field

38 NM N

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›WHEN LNDG ON RY 12, BE ALERT FOR TURBULENCE & POSS WINDSHEAR WHEN WINDS ARE OUT OF THE SOUTH.

›RWY 01-19 NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS. OPEN FOR SKIPLANES.

›SELF SVC FUEL WITH CREDIT CARD.

›RWY 12 HAS 20 FT TREE 120 FT FM THE RWY END AND 153 FT R.

›RY 30 ROAD +14, 580 FM END, 280R, APCH SLOPE 57:1 FM DSPLCD THLD.

›ULTRALIGHTS & GLDRS USE TAXIWAY AND EXTENDED TAXIWAY PARALLEL TO RY 12/30. ULTRALIGHTS & GLDRS USING TAXIWAY FLY PATTERN ON 'NE' SIDE OF RY 12/30.

›RY 12 PAPI OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY.

›RY 01/19 MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.

›FOR SVS AFT HRS CALL 507-838-7152

›GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MSP CD & FLT SVCS.

›FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS APCH AT 612-713-4016.

›MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET TO LOW; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL RY 12 & RY 30 - CTAF.

›RY 30 PAPI OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗KFBL on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KFBL have a METAR?

Yes. KFBL has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KFBL have a TAF?

When KFBL issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KFBL?

KFBL sits at 1,060 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KFBL?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

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