// 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

WIND

180°11 kt

KAFW · 722 FT

// 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

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

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

// 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

KFTW

VFR

Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth

WIND: 180° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 10 NM S
AGE: 24m ago

KDTO

VFR

Denton Enterprise Airport · Denton

WIND: 180° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM NE
AGE: 24m ago

KNFW

VFR

NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field · Fort Worth

WIND: 190° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT250
DIST: 15 NM SW
AGE: 25m ago

KDFW

VFR

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · Dallas-Fort Worth

WIND: 180° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT250
DIST: 15 NM E
AGE: 24m ago

KLUD

VFR

Decatur Municipal Airport · Decatur

WIND: 200° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

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