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Flora Municipal Airport (KFOA) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 10:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, KFOA is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Flora Municipal Airport in Flora, IL, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Flora Municipal Airport (KFOA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Flora, IL at a field elevation of 473 ft. KFOA reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (03/21, 15/33), the longest 5,003 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 120.175.

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VFR
Observed 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
180° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.30"
Temp / Dew
64°F / 18°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFOA 281515Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 18/11 A3030 RMK AO2

What changed at KFOA?

Since the 1455Z (9:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1455Z (9:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KFOA

KFOA is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (15, 21). Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 473 ft). KFOA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMVN, about 28 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
15FAV4 kt head2 kt right
214 kt head2 kt left
034 kt tail2 kt right
334 kt tail2 kt left

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

KFOA 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 03/21
    5,003 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KFOA
    Wind
    03
    4 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    21
    4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 15/33
    2,715 × 100 ft · GRE
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KFOA
    Wind
    15
    4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    33
    4 kt tailwind · 2 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
061215Z03Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KFOA 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 KFOA

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

PIREP1408Z (9:08 AM CDT) · 91 NM E of KFOA · 41,000 ft MSL · E55P
continuous light chop turbulence
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BMG UA /OV OOM/TM 1408/FL410/TP E55P/TB CONS LGT CHOP
BMG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OOMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1408Reported at 14:08 UTC.
FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1246Z (7:46 AM CDT) · 91 NM N of KFOA · 29,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light chop turbulence
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EVV UA /OV CMI075020/TM 1246/FL290/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP
EVV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CMI075020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1246Reported at 12:46 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1222Z (7:22 AM CDT) · 55 NM SE of KFOA · 24,000 ft MSL · PC12
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EVV UA /OV PXV/TM 1222/FL240/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG
EVV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PXVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1222Reported at 12:22 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1042Z (5:42 AM CDT) · 91 NM E of KFOA · 17,000 ft MSL · B738
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BMG UA /OV OOM/TM 1042/FL170/TP B738/SK VMC/TB NEG/IC NEG
BMG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OOMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1042Reported at 10:42 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK VMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP0940Z (4:40 AM CDT) · 79 NM NW of KFOA · 39,000 ft MSL · UAL2837
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ARP UAL2837 3950N 08913W 0940 F390 TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL2837 3950N 08913W 094…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 KFOA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KFOA reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 87%MVFR 4%IFR 4%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 1%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

21
27%
15
27%
03
25%
33
21%

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Live KFOA Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KFOA's own weather station.

N21035 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,003 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Flora Municipal Airport (KFOA) with runway 03/21, 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 03/21, 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 · Jet A
Attended
Mon-Fri 0800-1630 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Aircraft rental
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KFOA
FAA LID
FOA
City
Flora
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
473 ft
Coordinates
38.6649, -88.4530
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,003 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KMVN
AWOS/ASOS
120.175 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 24m

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Pilot PIREPs for Flora Municipal Airport (KFOA)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Flora Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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