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Fostoria Metropolitan Airport (KFZI) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:53 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFDY), KFZI is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Fostoria Metropolitan Airport in Fostoria, OH, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFDY): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fostoria Metropolitan Airport (KFZI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fostoria, OH at a field elevation of 752 ft. KFZI has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFDY, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 5,005 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFDY.

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VFR
Observed 2353Z (7:53 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFDY, 16.3 nm away.

Wind
150° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.20"
Temp / Dew
59°F / 15°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFDY 282353Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP223 T01500078 10239 20150 53000 $

What changed at KFDY (nearest station)?

Since the 2253Z (6:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature down 4°C.

Current pilot readout for KFZI

Based on the nearest station (KFDY), KFZI is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 752 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09FAV2 kt head3 kt right
272 kt tail3 kt left

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KFZI 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 09/27
    5,005 × 100 ft · ASP
    Restricted (NOTAM)
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KFZI
    Wind
    09
    2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    27
    2 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    1 active equipment NOTAMView 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
091700Z12Z23Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 8→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KFZI 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 KFZI

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

PIREP2133Z (5:33 PM EDT) · 88 NM SE of KFZI · 23,000 ft MSL · B763
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CAK UA /OV I40/TM 2133/FL230/TP B763/SK SKC/TB NEG
CAK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV I40Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2133Reported at 21:33 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2127Z (5:27 PM EDT) · 41 NM SE of KFZI · during descent · C172
smooth turbulence
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MFD UA /OV MFD/TM 2127/FLDURD/TP C172/TB SMOOTH/RM RY23
MFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MFDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2127Reported at 21:27 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
RM RY23Remarks.
PIREP1810Z (2:10 PM EDT) · 93 NM S of KFZI · 5,000 ft MSL · P32R
con light chop turbulence
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CMH UA /OV LHQ/TM 1810/FL050/TP P32R/TB CON LGT CHOP/RM SMOOTH AT 070
CMH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LHQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1810Reported at 18:10 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP P32RAircraft type reporting.
TB CON LGT CHOPTurbulence: con light chop.
RM SMOOTH AT 070Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KFZI

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFDY reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/10 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 14

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.

09
58%
27
42%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2326Z (7:26 PM EDT)

TAF KFDY 282326Z 2900/2924 20004KT P6SM SKC FM291600 23014G24KT P6SM SCT100 FM292200 24012G20KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 TEMPO 2922/2924 3SM SHRA

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Live crosswind meter

KFZI's AWOS-3 isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KFDY, 16 nm away.

N09274 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 5,005 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Fostoria Metropolitan Airport (KFZI) with runway 09/27 marked
N ↑

Runway 09/27 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 0800-1700 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
Yes, aircraft over 12,500 lbs
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KFZI
FAA LID
FZI
City
Fostoria
State
Ohio
Country
United States
Elevation
752 ft
Coordinates
41.1908, -83.3945
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,005 ft
Weather reporting
On-field AWOS-3, not in the national feed (using KFDY)
TAF
Nearest KFDY
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
22h 37m

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Pilot PIREPs for Fostoria Metropolitan Airport (KFZI)

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

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