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First Flight Airport (KFFA) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 4:55 AM ET, Oct 28, KFFA is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for First Flight Airport in Kill Devil Hills, NC, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

First Flight Airport (KFFA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kill Devil Hills, NC at a field elevation of 12 ft. KFFA reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 3,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 0855Z (4:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
020° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.28"
Temp / Dew
62°F / 17°C
dew 61°F / 16°C

Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (62°F), altimeter 30.28 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFFA 280855Z AUTO 02006KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A3028 RMK AO2 T01670163

What changed at KFFA?

Since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Visibility moved from 7 SM to 10 SM.

Current pilot readout for KFFA

KFFA is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (03). Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 12 ft). KFFA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KECG, about 28 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
03FAV6 kt head1 kt right
216 kt tail1 kt left

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KFFA 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.

  • Runway 03/21
    3,000 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KFFA
    Wind
    03
    6 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    21
    6 kt tailwind · 1 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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061209Z21Z08Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KFFA weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Recent aviation weather trends at KFFA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KFFA reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 93%IFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 92%MVFR 8%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 7/12 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

03
75%
21
25%

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Live KFFA Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KFFA's own weather station.

N03216 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 5° off runway 03, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of First Flight Airport (KFFA) with runway 03/21 marked
N ↑

Runway 03/21 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KFFA
IATA
FFA
FAA LID
FFA
City
Kill Devil Hills
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
12 ft
Coordinates
36.0182, -75.6713
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KECG
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
13h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for First Flight Airport (KFFA)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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