// Station · 4m ago
KDFW
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28.3°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 607 FT
32.8968°N / 97.0380°W
LOCATION · Dallas-Fort Worth, US
WIND
180°11 kt
KDFW · 607 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/11
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT250
T / Td
28 / 22
ALTIM
30.04"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 180°/11 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered 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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METAR KDFW 111353Z 18011KT 10SM SCT250 28/22 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02830217 $
KDFW · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 180° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 180° @ 11 kt
7 USABLE · 7 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
180°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
7 usable
18L★
HDG 180°
H11 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 13,401'
18R
HDG 180°
H11 kt
X0 kt —
13,400'
17C
HDG 170°
H11 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
13,400'
17L
HDG 170°
H11 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
8,500'
17R
HDG 170°
H11 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
13,400'
13L
HDG 130°
H7 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 73%
13R
HDG 130°
H7 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 73%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
7 ends
31R
HDG 310°
T7 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
31L
HDG 310°
T7 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
35C
HDG 350°
T11 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
35R
HDG 350°
T11 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
35L
HDG 350°
T11 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
36R
HDG 360°
T11 kt
X0 kt —
—
36L
HDG 360°
T11 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,607 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
2,200FT
+1,593 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV607 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT483 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSOA
(Sonora Municipal Airport, Sonora, elev 2,140 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
11:29ZSUNRISE
18:34ZSOLAR NOON
01:40ZSUNSET
02:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:57Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 42m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:08Z (12h 10m)
DAY LENGTH14h 10m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:52Z
MOONSET23:03Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KDAL
VFR
Dallas Love Field · Dallas
- WIND
- 180° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW180
- DIST
- 10 NM E
- AGE
- 4m ago
KADS
VFR
Addison Airport · Dallas
- WIND
- 200° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM NE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KGPM
VFR
Grand Prairie Municipal Airport · Grand Prairie
- WIND
- 180° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 12 NM S
- AGE
- 22m ago
KGKY
VFR
Arlington Municipal Airport · Arlington
- WIND
- 150° / 10 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM S
- AGE
- 4m ago
KAFW
VFR
Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth
- WIND
- 180° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 15 NM W
- AGE
- 4m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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