// Station · 57m ago

KDAL

Dallas Love Field

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 12,000 ft

T/Td 20.6°C / 19.4°C

ALTIM 29.77 inHg

ELEV 487 FT

32.8448°N / 96.8477°W

LOCATION · Dallas, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KDAL · 487 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC120

LAYERS

FEW010 OVC120

T / Td

21 / 19

ALTIM

29.77"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 1,000 ft, and overcast at 12,000 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 270953Z 00000KT 10SM FEW010 OVC120 21/19 A2977 RMK AO2 RAB08E22B42E51 SLP075 P0000 T02060194 $

KDAL · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,000 ft · overcast at 12,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1007.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

13R HDG 130° —CALM —— 8,800'

31L HDG 310° —CALM —— 8,800'

13L HDG 130° —CALM —— 7,752'

31R HDG 310° —CALM —— 7,752'

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 +7°C

1,500FT

+1,013 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV487 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT635 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KJCT (Kimble County Airport, Junction, elev 1,749 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+15%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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)

OVC120

Overcast · base 12,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

FEW010

Few · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,891 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

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

11:23ZSUNRISE

18:26ZSOLAR NOON

01:28ZSUNSET

01:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:56Z (15h 06m) DAY LENGTH14h 05m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:05Z MOONSET10:11Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KDFW

VFR → MVFR 13Z

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · Dallas-Fort Worth

WIND: 220° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN140
DIST: 10 NM W
AGE: 57m ago

KAFW

VFR → MVFR 13Z

Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC140
DIST: 25 NM W
AGE: 57m ago

KFTW

VFR → MVFR 13Z

Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM W
AGE: 57m ago

KNFW

VFR

NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field · Fort Worth

WIND: 090° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC130
DIST: 30 NM W
AGE: 58m ago

KGYI

VFR

North Texas Regional Airport Perrin Field · Denison

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN140
DIST: 53 NM N
AGE: 15m ago

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