Frankfort Clinton County Regional Airport (KFKR) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 4:55 AM EDT, Oct 28, KFKR has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Frankfort Clinton County Regional Airport in Frankfort, IN, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Frankfort Clinton County Regional Airport (KFKR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Frankfort, IN at a field elevation of 861 ft. KFKR reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 09/27), the longest 5,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 124.325.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg.
METAR KFKR 280855Z AUTO 15004KT 10/09 A3023 RMK AO2 PWINO
What changed at KFKR?
Since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0835Z (4:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KFKR
KFKR has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (09, 22). Density altitude is approximately 100 ft (field elevation 861 ft). KFKR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLAF, about 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 5,000 ft | ASP | 2 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 22 | 2,527 ft | ASP | 2 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 27 | 5,000 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 3 kt left |
| 04 | 2,527 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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KFKR runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 04/222,527 × 70 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KFKRWind
- 04
- 2 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 2 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 09/275,000 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KFKRWind
- 09
- 2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 2 kt tailwind · 3 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KFKR 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 KFKR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KFKR reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 12 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,600 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 33%
- 04
- 25%
- 22
- 25%
- 27
- 17%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KFKR's own weather station.
Wind is 60° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22, 09/27 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Charter · Flight instruction · Parachute jumping · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KFKR
- FAA LID
- FKR
- City
- Frankfort
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 861 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.2734, -86.5622
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KLAF
- AWOS/ASOS
- 124.325 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Next sunset
- 13h 40m
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Pilot PIREPs for Frankfort Clinton County Regional Airport (KFKR)
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