Sussex Airport (KFWN) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 1:53 AM ET, Oct 28, KFWN has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Sussex Airport in Sussex, NJ, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Sussex Airport (KFWN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sussex, NJ at a field elevation of 422 ft. KFWN reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 3,506 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.525.
Wind calm, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (38°F), altimeter 30.44 inHg.
METAR KFWN 280553Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 03/01 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP309 T00330006 10083 20028 53008 $
What changed at KFWN?
Since the 0453Z (12:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0453Z (12:53 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KFWN
KFWN has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,550 ft (field elevation 422 ft). KFWN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSWF, about 30 nm away.
KFWN by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KFWN reported VFR in 78% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 267 flyable days a year. November is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 14% 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 6%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 03 had the best headwind 53% of the time, runway 21 47%, and winds were calm 54% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south-southwest. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Snow fell on about 29 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 5. From December to February KFWN was IFR or worse 13% of the time, against 10% from June to August.
Fog was reported on about 66 days a year, and fog or mist on 204. August and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 18% of hours, against 8% in April.
Gusts showed up in 11% of hours, typically 9 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 53 kt. March is the windiest month (mean 5 kt) and August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | 3,506 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 21 | 3,506 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KFWN 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 03/213,506 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KFWNWind
- 03
- no steady wind
- 21
- 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KFWN 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 KFWN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KFWN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 78%
- 21
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KFWN's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 3,506 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21 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 0830-1700 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Other services
- Air ambulance · Avionics · Flight instruction · Parachute jumping
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KFWN
- FAA LID
- FWN
- City
- Sussex
- State
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 422 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.2002, -74.6230
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,506 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KSWF
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.525 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 15h 18m
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Nearby airports
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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Historical Flying Weather at KFWN
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KFWN reported VFR conditions during about 78.3% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 267 VFR flying days a year. November had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 3.4 kt, calm 41.1% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 76.1 | 12.7 | 7.5 | 3.7 |
| Feb | 76.9 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 79.5 | 11.7 | 6.5 | 2.3 |
| Apr | 80.4 | 13.4 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| May | 74.3 | 16.0 | 6.7 | 3.1 |
| Jun | 74.7 | 15.8 | 6.0 | 3.6 |
| Jul | 76.2 | 14.7 | 5.8 | 3.3 |
| Aug | 74.8 | 15.0 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Sep | 72.2 | 14.8 | 6.8 | 6.2 |
| Oct | 74.3 | 15.1 | 6.9 | 3.8 |
| Nov | 80.8 | 12.3 | 5.2 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 69.9 | 15.9 | 9.1 | 5.0 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4.0 kt |
| Feb | 4.2 kt |
| Mar | 4.7 kt |
| Apr | 4.6 kt |
| May | 3.4 kt |
| Jun | 2.8 kt |
| Jul | 2.4 kt |
| Aug | 2.2 kt |
| Sep | 2.5 kt |
| Oct | 3.2 kt |
| Nov | 3.5 kt |
| Dec | 3.7 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 Sussex Airport (KFWN)
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