// Station · 24m ago

KAFW

Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 11 kt G20

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31.7°C / 20.6°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 · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/11G20

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW040 SCT160 SCT250

T / Td

32 / 21

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 180°/11 kt, gusting 20. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,000 ft, scattered at 16,000 ft, and scattered at 25,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KAFW 111553Z 18011G20KT 10SM FEW040 SCT160 SCT250 32/21 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP157 T03170206 $

KAFW · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 180° at 11 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,000 ft · scattered layer at 16,000 ft · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 21°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 ktG20

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

180°11G20 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 +18°C

2,700FT

+1,978 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV722 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT589 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KE41 (Reagan County Airport, Big Lake, elev 2,706 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+27%

-19%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+19%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT250

Scattered · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT160

Scattered · base 16,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW040

Few · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,732 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:30ZSUNRISE

18:35ZSOLAR NOON

01:41ZSUNSET

02:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:09Z (9h 51m) DAY LENGTH14h 11m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:58Z MOONSET23:09Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KFTW

VFR

Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth

WIND: 180° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 10 NM S
AGE: 24m ago

KDTO

VFR

Denton Enterprise Airport · Denton

WIND: 210° / 11 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM NE
AGE: 24m ago

KNFW

VFR

NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field · Fort Worth

WIND: 190° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 15 NM SW
AGE: 25m ago

KDFW

VFR

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · Dallas-Fort Worth

WIND: 200° / 10 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 15 NM E
AGE: 24m ago

KLUD

VFR

Decatur Municipal Airport · Decatur

WIND: 220° / 7 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: SCT037
DIST: 21 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

AIRSPACE

// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.

Get METAR Deck →