KFHR/FRD METAR Friday Harbor Airport

Friday Harbor, WashingtonElevation 113 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR50 min old

Ceiling 3,800 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

070@8

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

3,800 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

-366 ft

-479 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 1953Z (12:53 PM local) · 50 min old

KFHR is currently VFR. Winds are from the east at 8 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 3,800 feet AGL.

WIND

70° at 8 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 3,800 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

11°C / 7°C

52°F / 45°F. 4°C spread.

ALTIMETER

29.95 inHg

1014.2 hPa, near standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO FEW OVC RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

SLP142

sea-level pressure 1014.2 hPa

T01110072

precise temperature 11.1°C, dew point 7.2°C

station needs maintenance

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 70° at 8 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 3,800 ft. Forecast suggests this afternoon slight chance light rain, high near 55F, low near 43F, 27% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing. Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Slight Chance Light Rain" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
This Afternoon	Slight Chance Light Rain	55/43	ESE 12 kt	19 kt	27%
Monday	Mostly Cloudy	55/42	NNE 6 kt	–	13%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny then Light Rain	53/40	SSW 9 kt	–	88%
Wednesday	Light Rain	52/39	SSE 6 kt	–	93%
Thursday	Light Rain Likely	51/38	ENE 9 kt	–	65%
Friday	Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny	51/38	NNE 7 kt	–	16%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	52/39	N 5 kt	–	5%

Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Slight Chance Light Rain" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

Source: National Weather Service (office SEW). Forecast issued 2042Z.

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

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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

070° at 8 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 342 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

8 kt R

BEST

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

8 kt L

X-WIND

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 3,402 ft

16/34

Dimensions

3,402 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 16177°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2R)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 34357°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

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

-366 ft

Pressure altitude

83 ft

Field elevation

113 ft MSL

Temperature

11°C (52°F)

Dewpoint

7°C (45°F)

Altimeter

29.95 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

0104Z 6:04 PM

Sunrise

1448Z 7:48 AM

Loggable night

0136Z (6:36 PM local) → 1416Z (7:16 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0104Z (6:04 PM local) → 1448Z (7:48 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0204Z (7:04 PM local) → 1348Z (6:48 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

Friday Harbor Airport is in Friday Harbor, Washington. Field elevation 113 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerMIKE OTIS

Manager phone(360) 378-4724

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKFHR / FRD

SectionalSEATTLE

Center (ARTCC)SEATTLE

Flight service (AFSS)SEATTLE

CustomsAirport of entry

RegionWashington

CountryUnited States

Coordinates48.5237, -123.0246

Distance from city0 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF128.250

FREQUENCIES

Communications

118.2

WHIDBEY APP/DEP

A/D

135.675

ASOS

128.25

CTAF

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KFHR traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

34.8

AVG OPS/DAY

43.4

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Unknown 65%Piston single 21%Turboprop 11%Twin 1%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~770 landings/mo

›C208 (Turboprop) · ~151 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~139 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~41 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~29 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly turboprop aircraft.

›C208 (Turboprop)

›UNKN (Unknown)

›C172 (Piston single)

›C180 (Unknown)

›C182 (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.

KORS Orcas Island Airport

12 NM N

VFR

CYWH Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base

15 NM SW

MVFR

CYYJ Victoria International Airport

18 NM NW

MVFR

KNUW Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field)

18 NM SE

VFR

KOKH AJ Eisenberg Airport

22 NM SE

VFR

KBVS Skagit Regional Airport

24 NM E

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›PILOTS BRING OWN TIE-DOWN ROPES.

›DUE TO HIGH CONCENTRATION OF TFC INVOF ARPT RECOMMEND LDG LGTS OR FORWARD VISIBILITY LGTS TURNED ON WHILE UTILIZING ARPT.

›ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 55 FT, 24 HR PPR. CTC ARPT MGR 360-378-4724 OR CELL 360-317-8674.

›PREFERRED RY 16 IN CALM WIND CONDITIONS.

›SOFT GROUND BETWEEN TIE-DOWNS NE PARKING AREA.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 16 & 34; PAPI RWY 16 & 34; MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF.

›CUSTOMS APRON LOCATED ON EAST SIDE OF TERMINAL RAMP.

›NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFFECT CTC AMGR 360-378-4724.

›ESTABD PRIOR TO 5/15/59.

›LNDG FEES CHARGED FOR AIRLINES AND CHARTERS.

›BIRD ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT.

›CELL:360-317-8674

›FOR NOISE ABATEMENT AVOID TKOFS BTN 2200-0700.

›TSNT TURBINE ACFT PRKG LESS THAN 1 HR DURN LCTD 250 FT S OF TRML RAMP.

›NO ATTENDANCE DURING HOLIDAYS.

›ACFT IN EXCESS OF 7,500 LBS CHARGED FEE BASED ON WEIGHT - CTC ARPT MGR FOR INFO.

›FOR CD CTC WHIDBEY APCH AT 360-257-3310.

›THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.

›PAPI UNUSBL BYD 3 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN

›128.25 MONITORED INTMTLY.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KFHR on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KFHR have a METAR?

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

Does KFHR have a TAF?

When KFHR 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 KFHR?

KFHR sits at 113 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KFHR?

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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