Fresno Chandler Executive Airport (KFCH) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 1:55 PM PDT, Oct 18, KFCH is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Fresno Chandler Executive Airport in Fresno, CA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Fresno Chandler Executive Airport (KFCH) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fresno, CA at a field elevation of 280 ft. KFCH reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,627 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 30°C (86°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFCH 182055Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 30/04 A2994 RMK A01
Current pilot readout for KFCH
KFCH is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately 2,100 ft (field elevation 280 ft). KFCH does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFAT, about 6 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 3,627 ft | ASPH-G | 2 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 12 | 3,627 ft | ASPH-G | 2 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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KFCH runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 12/303,627 × 75 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at KFCHWind
- 12
- 2 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 2 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
KFCH weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KFCH's own weather station.
Wind is 65° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 3,627 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Other services
- Avionics · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KFCH
- IATA
- FCH
- FAA LID
- FCH
- City
- Fresno
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 280 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.7324, -119.8200
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,627 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KFAT
- AWOS/ASOS
- 135.225 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 11h 20m
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KFCH airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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FCH's real runway layout on the back, elevation and tower frequency on the front. Add your tail number on the sleeve.
Pilot PIREPs for Fresno Chandler Executive Airport (KFCH)
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