Capital City Airport (KFFT) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 4:53 AM ET, Oct 28, KFFT has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Capital City Airport in Frankfort, KY, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Capital City Airport (KFFT) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Frankfort, KY at a field elevation of 812 ft. KFFT reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 5,506 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.275.
Wind not reported, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, altimeter 30.25 inHg.
METAR KFFT 280853Z AUTO A3025 RMK AO2 SLPNO 6//// 52003 PWINO FZRANO PNO $
What changed at KFFT?
Since the 0753Z (3:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0753Z (3:53 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KFFT
KFFT has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. KFFT does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLEX, about 17 nm away.
KFFT by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KFFT reported VFR in 79% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 257 flyable days a year. June is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 12% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 5% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 3%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 25 had the best headwind 67% of the time, runway 07 33%, and winds were calm 29% of hours. Winds most often blow from the southwest. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 53 days a year. 55% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 3% of the time.
Snow fell on about 23 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 3. From December to February KFFT was IFR or worse 11% of the time, against 4% from June to August.
Field elevation is 812 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 2,522 ft, 1,710 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Gusts showed up in 12% of hours, typically 9 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 59 kt. March is the windiest month (mean 6 kt) and August the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 5,506 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 25 | 5,506 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KFFT 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 07/255,506 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KFFTWind
- 07
- no steady wind
- 25
- no steady wind
2 active equipment NOTAMsView 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KFFT 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at KFFT
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KFFT reported varied conditions across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes.
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KFFT's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 5,506 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25 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
- Mon-Fri 0700-2000 local; Sat-Sun 0900-1800 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KFFT
- IATA
- FFT
- FAA LID
- FFT
- City
- Frankfort
- State
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 812 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.1817, -84.9068
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,506 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KLEX
- AWOS/ASOS
- 119.275 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 13h 36m
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Historical Flying Weather at KFFT
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KFFT reported VFR conditions during about 79.4% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 257 VFR flying days a year. June had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 5.1 kt, calm 22.9% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64.5 | 24.3 | 8.1 | 3.1 |
| Feb | 68.8 | 19.8 | 7.8 | 3.6 |
| Mar | 78.3 | 14.5 | 5.3 | 1.9 |
| Apr | 85.7 | 10.2 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| May | 83.7 | 10.1 | 4.5 | 1.7 |
| Jun | 88.3 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 85.5 | 9.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Aug | 86.6 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Sep | 85.5 | 8.5 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| Oct | 82.6 | 10.7 | 4.8 | 1.9 |
| Nov | 78.1 | 15.5 | 4.5 | 1.9 |
| Dec | 63.9 | 24.6 | 7.7 | 3.9 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 kt |
| Feb | 6.3 kt |
| Mar | 6.4 kt |
| Apr | 6.3 kt |
| May | 5.0 kt |
| Jun | 4.5 kt |
| Jul | 3.8 kt |
| Aug | 3.5 kt |
| Sep | 3.8 kt |
| Oct | 4.6 kt |
| Nov | 5.0 kt |
| Dec | 5.7 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Capital City Airport (KFFT)
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