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Rutherford County Marchman Field (KFQD) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 4:55 AM ET, Oct 28, KFQD is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Rutherford County Marchman Field in Rutherfordton, NC, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Rutherford County Marchman Field (KFQD) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rutherfordton, NC at a field elevation of 1,077 ft. KFQD reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 5,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.275.

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VFR
Observed 0855Z (4:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.34"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
dew 45°F / 7°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.34 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFQD 280855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A3034 RMK AO2

What changed at KFQD?

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 KFQD

KFQD is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 1,077 ft). KFQD does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAVL, about 30 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.

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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
01--
19--

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KFQD 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.

  • Runway 01/19
    5,000 × 100 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KFQD
    Wind
    01
    no steady wind
    19
    no steady wind
    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
061209Z21Z08Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KFQD 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at KFQD

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KFQD reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 2,700 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

01
82%
19
18%

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Live KFQD Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KFQD's own weather station.

N0119wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

Asphalt · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Rutherford County Marchman Field (KFQD) with runway 01/19 marked
N ↑

Runway 01/19 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-1+
Attended
Daily 0900-1800 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KFQD
FAA LID
FQD
City
Rutherfordton
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
1,077 ft
Coordinates
35.4282, -81.9351
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KAVL
AWOS/ASOS
118.275 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
13h 27m

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Pilot PIREPs for Rutherford County Marchman Field (KFQD)

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 Rutherford County Marchman Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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