// Station · 25m ago
KADS
Addison Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 644 FT
32.9686°N / 96.8364°W
LOCATION · Dallas, US
WIND
160°11 kt
KADS · 644 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/11
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW050
T / Td
28 / 20
ALTIM
30.04"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 160°/11 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 5,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KADS 150047Z 16011KT 13SM FEW050 28/20 A3004
KADS · day 15 at 00:47 UTC · wind from 160° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 160° @ 11 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
160°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
16★
HDG 160°
H11 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 7,203'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
34
HDG 340°
T11 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,644 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +14°C
2,200FT
+1,556 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV644 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT520 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSOA
(Sonora Municipal Airport, Sonora, elev 2,140 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
11:30ZSUNRISE
18:34ZSOLAR NOON
01:38ZSUNSET
02:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING25m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:06Z (53m)
DAY LENGTH14h 08m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:42Z
MOONSET01:50Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KDAL
VFR
Dallas Love Field · Dallas
- WIND
- 160° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW029
- DIST
- 7 NM S
- AGE
- 19m ago
KDFW
VFR
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · Dallas-Fort Worth
- WIND
- 170° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW030
- DIST
- 11 NM SW
- AGE
- 19m ago
KRBD
VFR
Dallas Executive Airport · Dallas
- WIND
- 180° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM S
- AGE
- 19m ago
KTKI
VFR
McKinney National Airport · Dallas
- WIND
- 170° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM NE
- AGE
- 19m ago
KGPM
VFR
Grand Prairie Municipal Airport · Grand Prairie
- WIND
- 190° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM SW
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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