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Fairmont State Airport (KFMZ) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJYR), KFMZ is currently MVFR with winds from 200° at 13 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,400 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Fairmont State Airport in Fairmont, NE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJYR): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fairmont State Airport (KFMZ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fairmont, NE at a field elevation of 1,636 ft. KFMZ has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJYR, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (12/30, 17/35), the longest 4,317 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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MVFR
Observed 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJYR, 18.8 nm away.

Wind
200° 13 kt
gusting 18 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
2,400 ft
Altimeter
29.93"
Temp / Dew
66°F / 19°C
dew 66°F / 19°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 1,700 ft, overcast at 2,400 ft, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,400 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KJYR 281615Z AUTO 20013G18KT 10SM SCT017 OVC024 19/19 A2993 RMK AO2

What changed at KJYR (nearest station)?

Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KFMZ

Based on the nearest station (KJYR), KFMZ is currently MVFR with winds from 200° at 13 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,400 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,500 ft (field elevation 1,636 ft). KFMZ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLNK, about 40 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
17FAV12 kt head4 kt right (g6)
125 kt head12 kt right (g16)
305 kt tail12 kt left (g16)
3512 kt tail4 kt left (g6)

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KFMZ 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.

  • Runway 12/30
    3,021 × 60 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KFMZ
    Wind
    12
    5 kt headwind · 12 kt crosswind from right
    30
    5 kt tailwind · 12 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 17/35
    4,317 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KFMZ
    Wind
    17
    12 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    35
    12 kt tailwind · 4 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
0102116Z04Z16Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→13 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 2,400 ft.

KFMZ 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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KFMZ

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1604Z (11:04 AM CDT) · 90 NM NE of KFMZ · 34,000 ft MSL · A320
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OMA UA /OV OVR/TM 1604/FL340/TP A320/SK TOP360/TB NEG
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OVRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1604Reported at 16:04 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP360Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1434Z (9:34 AM CDT) · 41 NM NW of KFMZ · 5,000 ft MSL · C208
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GRI UA /OV GRI/TM 1434/FL050/TP C208/SK BASE025-TOP045
GRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GRILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1434Reported at 14:34 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE025-TOP045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
URGENT1348Z (8:48 AM CDT) · 82 NM NE of KFMZ · during descent · B742
low-level wind shear
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OMA UUA /OV OFF/TM 1348/FL019/TP B742/RM LLWS -30KT 1NM FINAL RWY 13 900AGL
OMA UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).
OV OFFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1348Reported at 13:48 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP B742Aircraft type reporting.
RM LLWS -30KT 1NM FINAL RWY …Remarks.
PIREP1330Z (8:30 AM CDT) · 43 NM NE of KFMZ · 4,000 ft MSL · TBM7
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LNK UA /OV LNK/TM 1330/FL040/TP TBM7/SK CLR
LNK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LNKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1327Z (8:27 AM CDT) · 43 NM NE of KFMZ · during climb · TBM7
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LNK UA /OV LNK/TM 1327/FL120/TP TBM7/SK BASE 100 TOP 110/TB NEG ABV 120/RM DURC
LNK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LNKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1327Reported at 13:27 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 100 TOP 110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEG ABV 120Turbulence: none reported abv 120.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1214Z (7:14 AM CDT) · 81 NM E of KFMZ · 36,000 ft MSL · UAL1333
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ARP UAL1333 4041N 09548W 1214 F360 263/025KT TB SMTH TURB IC
ARP UAL1333 4041N 09548W 121…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KFMZ

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJYR reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 71 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 37%MVFR 44%IFR 11%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 7/13 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 77%MVFR 7%IFR 9%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 9/21 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 21

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
48%
35
25%
12
19%
30
8%

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Live crosswind meter

KFMZ has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJYR, 19 nm away.

N173513 kt
Headwind
12 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt
Headwind in gusts
17 kt
Crosswind in gusts
6 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 4,317 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Fairmont State Airport (KFMZ) with runway 12/30, 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 12/30, 17/35 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
Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting · Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KFMZ
FAA LID
FMZ
City
Fairmont
State
Nebraska
Country
United States
Elevation
1,636 ft
Coordinates
40.5861, -97.5731
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,317 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KJYR
TAF
Nearest KLNK
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 5m

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Pilot PIREPs for Fairmont State Airport (KFMZ)

Community-submitted

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

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