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KDYS

Dyess Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 20.3°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 1,789 FT
32.4208°N / 99.8546°W
LOCATION · Abilene, US
N
WIND
210°10 kt
KDYS · 1,789 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 210°/10 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KDYS 111355Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM CLR 27/20 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02700203

KDYS · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 210° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 10 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 3 CAUTION
N
WIND
210°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
16 HDG 160° H6 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 13,500'
161 HDG 160° H6 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 80%
162 HDG 160° H6 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 80%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
34 HDG 340° T6 kt X8 kt LEFT
341 HDG 340° T6 kt X8 kt LEFT
342 HDG 340° T6 kt X8 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,789 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 +15°C

3,500FT
+1,711 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
4,900 3,800 2,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,789 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,627 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLLN (Levelland Municipal Airport, Levelland, elev 3,514 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+35%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,425 FT KDYS ELEV · 1,789 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,425 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:41ZSUNRISE
18:46ZSOLAR NOON
01:50ZSUNSET
02:18ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:18Z (11h 14m) DAY LENGTH14h 08m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:07Z MOONSET23:15Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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