KFXY · FXY

Forest City Municipal Airport

Forest City, IowaElevation 1,229 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

MVFR19 min old

No ceiling, visibility 3 SM, mist.

FAA: no delays reported at FXY.

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

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Heat AdvisoryModerate · Expected · Likely

27 0837Z to 28 0300Z

Emmet; Kossuth; Winnebago; Worth; Palo Alto; Hancock; Cerro Gordo; Pocahontas; Humboldt; Wright; Franklin; Sac; Crawford

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 105. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest, and west central Iowa. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

MVFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

180@3

steady

VISIBILITY

3 SM

4.8 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

2,846 ft

+1,617 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0855Z (3:55 AM local) · 19 min old

KFXY is currently MVFR. Winds are from the south at 3 knots. Visibility is 3 statute miles. There is no ceiling. Reported weather: mist. The main issue is mist reported.

WIND

180° at 3 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

3 statute miles

4.8 km, reduced (MVFR).

CEILING & SKY

SCT065

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

25°C / 23°C

77°F / 73°F. 2°C spread.

ALTIMETER

29.78 inHg

1008.5 hPa, below standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

BR, LOW VIS

Mist reported.

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

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Moderate

›Conditions are MVFR.

›Mist reported.

›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 MVFR, wind from 180° at 3 kt, visibility 3 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests monday mostly sunny then patchy smoke, high near 92F, low near 68F, 9% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Thursday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Monday	Mostly Sunny then Patchy Smoke	92/68	WNW 10 kt	–	9%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	85/64	E 3 kt	–	7%
Wednesday	Sunny	86/66	S 7 kt	–	7%
Thursday	Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	84/66	S 8 kt	–	63%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	80/62	ENE 6 kt	–	63%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	83/62	NNW 6 kt	–	10%
Sunday	Sunny	84	SSW 5 kt	–	1%

Source: National Weather Service (office DMX). Forecast issued 0914Z.

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

180° at 3 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 153 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

1 kt R

BEST

HEAD

0 kt

CROSS

3 kt R

HEAD

0 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt L

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

1 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

2 runways · longest 5,796 ft

09/27

Dimensions

2,707 x 60 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0995°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 27275°T

15/33

Dimensions

5,796 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 15155°T

Displaced threshold600 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 33335°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

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

2,846 ft

Pressure altitude

1,369 ft

Field elevation

1,229 ft MSL

Temperature

25°C (77°F)

Dewpoint

23°C (73°F)

Altimeter

29.78 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

0143Z 8:43 PM

Sunrise

1059Z 5:59 AM

Loggable night

0216Z (9:16 PM local) → 1026Z (5:26 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0143Z (8:43 PM local) → 1059Z (5:59 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0243Z (9:43 PM local) → 0959Z (4:59 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

Forest City Municipal Airport is in Forest City, Iowa. Field elevation 1,229 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerR. TRIMBLE

Manager phone641-581-2880

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0800–1730

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKFXY / FXY

SectionalOMAHA

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE

RegionIowa

CountryUnited States

Coordinates43.2347, -93.6241

Distance from city2 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

127.3

MINNEAPOLIS CNTR

CNTR

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

KFXY traffic patterns

2026-06-20 to 2026-07-23, 6 days observed · data 2026-07-25

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

1.6

Operations trend (5 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 78%Jet 22%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›BE35 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›BT36 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C56X (Jet) · ~1 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›P28A (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

Nearby airports

2IA9 South 80 Field

7 NM W

US-4328 Plain Ol' Field

10 NM SE

0Y6 Lake Mills Municipal Airport

12 NM NE

KMCW Mason City Municipal Airport

14 NM E

IA70 Friesenborg & Larson Airport

15 NM NW

73IA Harris Field

18 NM E

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ACTVT REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 09/27 & 15/33 - CTAF.

›FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

›AFT HR - 641-590-2127 OR AMGR.

›34:1 TO DTHR.

›641-585-2166.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KFXY on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KFXY have a METAR?

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

Does KFXY have a TAF?

When KFXY 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 KFXY?

KFXY sits at 1,229 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KFXY?

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.