// Station · 12m ago

KDAL

Dallas Love Field

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.8°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

ELEV 487 FT

32.8448°N / 96.8477°W

LOCATION · Dallas, US

WIND

180°8 kt

KDAL · 487 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW180 FEW250

T / Td

28 / 22

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 180°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 18,000 ft, and a few 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 KDAL 111253Z 18008KT 10SM FEW180 FEW250 28/22 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02780222

KDAL · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 180° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 18,000 ft · a few clouds at 25,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

180°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13L★ HDG 130° H5 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,752'

13R HDG 130° H5 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

31R HDG 310° T5 kt X6 kt LEFT —

31L HDG 310° T5 kt X6 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,487 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

2,000FT

+1,513 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV487 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT354 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCDS (Childress Municipal Airport, Childress, elev 1,954 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

FEW250

Few · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW180

Few · base 18,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,527 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:28ZSUNRISE

18:33ZSOLAR NOON

01:39ZSUNSET

02:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:07Z (13h 01m) DAY LENGTH14h 10m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:50Z MOONSET23:00Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KADS

VFR

Addison Airport · Dallas

WIND: 190° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 7 NM N
AGE: 18m ago

KRBD

VFR

Dallas Executive Airport · Dallas

WIND: 190° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 10 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

KDFW

VFR

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · Dallas-Fort Worth

WIND: 170° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT250
DIST: 10 NM W
AGE: 12m ago

KGPM

VFR

Grand Prairie Municipal Airport · Grand Prairie

WIND: 190° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 13 NM SW
AGE: 10m ago

KGKY

VFR

Arlington Municipal Airport · Arlington

WIND: 160° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

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