Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (KFKS) Aviation Weather: METAR
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Live aviation weather for Frankfort Dow Memorial Field in Frankfort, MI, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (KFKS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Frankfort, MI at a field elevation of 633 ft. KFKS reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 4,050 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.325.
What changed at KFKS?
Since the 1715Z (1:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1715Z (1:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KFKS
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KFKS by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KFKS reported VFR in 72% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 215 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and January the least, with IFR or worse 18% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 6% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 5%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 33 had the best headwind 56% of the time, runway 15 44%, and winds were calm 25% of hours. Winds most often blow from the north. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in 1% of hours.
Snow fell on about 85 days a year. From December to February KFKS was IFR or worse 16% of the time, against 6% from June to August.
Fog was reported on about 20 days a year, and fog or mist on 104. January and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 5% of hours, against 3% in April.
Gusts showed up in 26% of hours, typically 8 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 52 kt. November is the windiest month (mean 7 kt) and July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 4,050 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 33 | 4,050 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KFKS 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 15/334,050 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KFKSWind
- 15
- no steady wind
- 33
- no steady wind
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“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 9→10 kt, ceiling 8,000 ft → unlimited.
KFKS 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KFKS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MKG UA /OV MKG270040/TM 1219/FL150/TP B38M/TB NEG
MKG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MKG270040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1219Reported at 12:19 UTC.FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KFKS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KFKS reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 15
- 57%
- 33
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
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Live wind is temporarily unavailable.
Asphalt · 4,050 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 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
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KFKS
- FAA LID
- FKS
- City
- Frankfort
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 633 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.6252, -86.2008
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,050 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KMBL
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.325 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 4h 43m
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Historical Flying Weather at KFKS
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KFKS reported VFR conditions during about 71.5% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 215 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; January had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 5.6 kt, calm 24.7% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.6 | 49.4 | 14.0 | 4.0 |
| Feb | 49.7 | 36.1 | 11.6 | 2.7 |
| Mar | 72.0 | 19.0 | 6.4 | 2.6 |
| Apr | 79.1 | 13.1 | 5.5 | 2.4 |
| May | 84.3 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Jun | 84.3 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| Jul | 86.3 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
| Aug | 85.5 | 10.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| Sep | 84.2 | 11.6 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 77.9 | 16.8 | 3.9 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 64.2 | 28.8 | 5.3 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 36.8 | 48.8 | 11.3 | 3.1 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6.9 kt |
| Feb | 6.7 kt |
| Mar | 5.9 kt |
| Apr | 6.0 kt |
| May | 4.9 kt |
| Jun | 4.3 kt |
| Jul | 3.9 kt |
| Aug | 4.0 kt |
| Sep | 4.6 kt |
| Oct | 5.8 kt |
| Nov | 7.0 kt |
| Dec | 6.9 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 Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (KFKS)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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