KFZY METAR Oswego County Airport

Fulton, New YorkElevation 475 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR45 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-962 ft

-1,437 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2354Z (7:54 PM local) · 45 min old

KFZY is currently VFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

Calm

No steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

6°C / 2°C

43°F / 36°F. 4°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.40 inHg

1029.5 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR 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)

SLP297

sea-level pressure 1029.7 hPa

T00610017

precise temperature 6.1°C, dew point 1.7°C

10178

6-hour maximum temperature 17.8°C

20050

6-hour minimum temperature 5.0°C

57007

3-hour pressure tendency: falling steadily (0.7 hPa change)

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 calm, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 40F, 0% 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
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	40	S 3 kt	–	0%
Monday	Partly Sunny	62/31	W 9 kt	–	13%
Tuesday	Sunny	50/26	N 7 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	60/44	SE 6 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	69/50	S 7 kt	–	30%
Friday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny	63/43	W 6 kt	–	22%
Saturday	Partly Sunny	64/48	S 5 kt	–	11%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	64	S 7 kt	–	31%

Source: National Weather Service (office BUF). Forecast issued 0038Z.

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

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

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 5,196 ft

06/24

Dimensions

3,997 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0647°T

REILYes

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 24227°T

REILYes

Traffic patternLeft

15/33

Dimensions

5,196 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 15137°T

REILYes

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 33317°T

Landing length (LDA)5,196 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,196 / 5,196 / 5,196 ft

Displaced threshold414 ft

ILSILS/DME

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

-962 ft

Pressure altitude

-5 ft

Field elevation

475 ft MSL

Temperature

6°C (43°F)

Dewpoint

2°C (36°F)

Altimeter

30.40 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

2207Z 6:07 PM

Sunrise

1132Z 7:32 AM

Loggable night

2236Z (6:36 PM local) → 1103Z (7:03 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2207Z (6:07 PM local) → 1132Z (7:32 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2307Z (7:07 PM local) → 1032Z (6:32 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

Oswego County Airport is in Fulton, New York. Field elevation 475 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerBRANDON SCHWERDT

Manager phone315-591-9130

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0730–1600

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKFZY

SectionalNEW YORK

Center (ARTCC)BOSTON

Flight service (AFSS)BUFFALO

RegionNew York

CountryUnited States

Coordinates43.3508, -76.3881

Distance from city3 NM NE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF123.000

UNICOM123.000

FREQUENCIES

Communications

134.275

SYRACUSE APP/DEP

A/D

119.275

ASOS

123

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

123.000

CTAF

123.000

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KFZY traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-10-23, 43 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

5.4

AVG OPS/DAY

9.1

Operations trend (14 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 81%Unknown 6%Turboprop 6%Helicopter 5%Twin 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~9 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~9 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~3 landings/mo

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

›C140 (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›P28A (Piston single)

›C172 (Piston single)

›P28R (Piston single)

›C150 (Piston single)

›BE19 (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.

KSYR Syracuse Hancock International Airport

19 NM SE

VFR

KART Watertown International Airport

42 NM N

VFR

KRME Griffiss International Airport

43 NM E

VFR

KGTB Wheeler Sack Army Air Field

51 NM NE

VFR

KITH Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport

52 NM S

VFR

CYGK Kingston Norman Rogers Airport

53 NM N

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›DURING PERIODS OF SNOW REMOVAL OPNS NOV 1 THRU APR 1 ACFT MUST CTC ARPT ON FREQ 123.0 10 MINS PRIOR TO LDG.

›RWY 33 DESIGNATED CALM WIND RWY.

›FOR CD CTC SYRACUSE APCH AT 315-455-6218.

›AVOID VCNTY OF TWR DUE NORTH ON LAKESHORE.

›FQT SEAGULL & CANADA GEESE ACTVT ON AND INVOF ARPT DURG POOR WX PERIODS.

›AIRCRAFT DE-ICING AVAILABLE, CONTACT AIRPORT MANAGER AT 315-591-9130.

›ATTENDANCE OTHER HOURS - CALL ARPT MGR.

›DEER AND BIRDS ON OR INVOF ARPT.

›GRASS CUTTING EQUIPMENT OPS ADJACENT TO ALL OPERATIONA SURFACES DALGHT HRS MAY THRU OCT.

›RWY CONDITIONS MAY NOT BE MONITORED OR REPORTED WHEN ARPT IS UNATNDD.

›ULTRLGT ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT.

›PCR VALUE: 31/F/B/W/T

›50FT+ HILL 1100FT FM RWY END.

›APCH SLP 29:1. 80 FT TREE, 2806 FT FM DTHR; 186 FT RIGHT.

›+14 FT HILL 0-200 FT FM THLD. HILL BEGINS 295 FT LEFT.

›+7 FT GND 0-199 FT FM THLD 335 FT RIGHT.

›HIRL RWY 15/33 & PAPI RWY 33 OPR SS-SR AND PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL RWY 15/33; HIRL RWY 15/33; MIRL RWY 06/24; PAPI RWY 33 - CTAF.

›LIGHTED MAIN WIND INDICATOR PLUS LIGHTED INDICATORS AT EACH RUNWAY END.

›EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KFZY on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KFZY have a METAR?

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

Does KFZY have a TAF?

When KFZY 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 KFZY?

KFZY sits at 475 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KFZY?

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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