KFET/FET METAR Fremont Municipal Airport

Fremont, NebraskaElevation 1,204 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR22 min old

Ceiling 10,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

040@6

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

10,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

1,097 ft

-107 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0335Z (10:35 PM local) · 22 min old

KFET is currently VFR. Winds are from the northeast at 6 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 10,000 feet AGL. Reported weather: light drizzle.

WIND

40° at 6 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 10,000 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

15°C / 9°C

59°F / 48°F. 6°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.31 inHg

1026.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO OVC RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

T01450092

precise temperature 14.5°C, dew point 9.2°C

FAA: no delays reported at FET.

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 40° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 10,000 ft. Forecast suggests tonight cloudy then chance rain showers, low near 51F, 41% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast. Note: current METAR shows active weather while the NWS forecast for now reads "Mostly Cloudy"; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Wednesday: Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers	51	NE 8 kt	–	41%
Monday	Chance Rain Showers	70/46	E 8 kt	–	47%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	66/55	W 6 kt	–	11%
Wednesday	Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	73/53	S 10 kt	16 kt	28%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday	Partly Sunny	72/55	NE 5 kt	–	33%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	71/56	SE 8 kt	14 kt	59%
Saturday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	68/52	SSE 8 kt	–	59%
Sunday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	66	S 5 kt	–	19%

Note: current METAR shows active weather while the NWS forecast for now reads "Mostly Cloudy"; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

Source: National Weather Service (office OAX). Forecast issued 0357Z.

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

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

READING THE BARB · SWIPE FOR MORE →

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

040° at 6 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 321 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

1 kt

CROSS

6 kt R

BEST

HEAD

1 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt L

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

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 6,353 ft

14/32

Dimensions

6,353 x 100 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 14141°T

Landing length (LDA)4,650 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,500 / 5,500 / 5,500 ft

Displaced threshold850 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 32321°T

Landing length (LDA)4,650 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,500 / 5,500 / 5,500 ft

Displaced threshold850 ft

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternRight

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

1,097 ft

Pressure altitude

814 ft

Field elevation

1,204 ft MSL

Temperature

15°C (59°F)

Dewpoint

9°C (48°F)

Altimeter

30.31 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

2330Z 6:30 PM

Sunrise

1250Z 7:50 AM

Loggable night

2358Z (6:58 PM local) → 1222Z (7:22 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2330Z (6:30 PM local) → 1250Z (7:50 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0030Z (7:30 PM local) → 1150Z (6:50 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

Fremont Municipal Airport is in Fremont, Nebraska. Field elevation 1,204 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerCARI HOFFART

Manager phone402-727-2691

AttendedDaily, 0700–2000

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKFET / FET

SectionalOMAHA

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)COLUMBUS

RegionNebraska

CountryUnited States

Coordinates41.4502, -96.5229

Distance from city2 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

120.1

OMAHA APP/DEP

A/D

121.275

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

KFET traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 56 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

8.5

Operations trend (16 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Piston single 71%Jet 11%Unknown 11%Turboprop 3%Twin 2%Helicopter 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~36 landings/mo

›C152 (Piston single) · ~21 landings/mo

›C177 (Piston single) · ~4 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~4 landings/mo

›C150 (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›C152 (Piston single)

›C177 (Piston single)

›T210 (Piston single)

›HUSK (Unknown)

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.

VFR

VFR

KOFF Offutt Air Force Base

34 NM SE

VFR

KCBF Council Bluffs Municipal Airport

36 NM E

VFR

KOLU Columbus Municipal Airport

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›PAPI LGT OTS INDEF.

›RWY 14 PVMNT SOUTH OF DSP THR PCI RATED POOR FOR 2300 FT.

›CARI HOFFART, AIRPORT MANAGER & DAN GILLIS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR

›ACTVT REIL RY 14 & PAPI RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF.

›APCH SLP 30:1 TO DTHR OVR +66 FT TREE, 2017 FT DIST 309 L & +51 FT TREE, 1521 FT DIST, 405 L.

›JODY SANDERS, CITY ADMINISTRATOR

›(E81) TURN OFF ONLY.

›FOR CD CTC OMAHA APCH AT 402-682-4395.

›FORMER RWY 1/19 IN USE AS TWY ONLY.

›EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

›APCH SLP 43:1 TO DTHR OVR +29 FT LIGHT POLE, 1272 FT DIST.

›FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL (402) 727-4665/(402) 719-9364 OR (402) 720-2863.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KFET on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KFET have a METAR?

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

Does KFET have a TAF?

When KFET 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 KFET?

KFET sits at 1,204 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KFET?

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.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.