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// Station · 24m ago

KAFW

Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 25,000 ft
T/Td 29.4°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 722 FT
32.9904°N / 97.3195°W
LOCATION · Fort Worth, US
N
WIND
180°11 kt
KAFW · 722 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/11
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN250
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT160 BKN250
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 25,000 ft. Moderate winds at 180°/11 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 16,000 ft, and broken at 25,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KAFW 111353Z 18011KT 10SM SCT160 BKN250 29/22 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02940217 $

KAFW · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 180° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 16,000 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 11 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
180°11 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
16L HDG 160° H10 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,000'
16R HDG 160° H10 kt X4 kt RIGHT 11,125'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
34R HDG 340° T10 kt X4 kt LEFT
34L HDG 340° T10 kt X4 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,722 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 +16°C

2,500FT
+1,778 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
3,800 2,800 1,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV722 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT589 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSNK (Winston Field, Snyder, elev 2,430 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,570 FT SCT160 BKN250 · CEILING KAFW ELEV · 722 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN250
Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
SCT160
Scattered · base 16,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING25,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,570 ft VFR MARGIN+22,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:30ZSUNRISE
18:35ZSOLAR NOON
01:41ZSUNSET
02:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:09Z (11h 51m) DAY LENGTH14h 11m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:54Z MOONSET23:05Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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