// Station · 58m ago
KDYS
Dyess Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 14.5°C / 13.7°C
ALTIM 29.83 inHg
ELEV 1,789 FT
32.4208°N / 99.8546°W
LOCATION · Abilene, US
WIND
170°3 kt
KDYS · 1,789 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
15 / 14
ALTIM
29.83"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 170°/3 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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METAR KDYS 271055Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 15/14 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP088 T01450137
KDYS · day 27 at 10:55 UTC · wind from 170° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 15°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 170° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
170°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
6 ends
16
HDG 160°
—CALM
——
13,500'
34
HDG 340°
—CALM
——
13,500'
161
HDG 160°
—CALM
——
3,500'
341
HDG 340°
—CALM
——
3,500'
162
HDG 160°
—CALM
——
3,500'
342
HDG 340°
—CALM
——
3,500'
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 +3°C
2,300FT
+511 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,789 FT
OAT+15°C
ISA DELTA+3°C
PRESSURE ALT1,878 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
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:36ZSUNRISE
18:38ZSOLAR NOON
01:39ZSUNSET
02:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:53Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 46m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:07Z (14h 13m)
DAY LENGTH14h 03m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE20:21Z
MOONSET10:24Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
KABI
VFR
Abilene Regional Airport · Abilene
- WIND
- 150° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 9 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 1m ago
KSJT
LIFR
→
IFR
12Z
San Angelo Regional Mathis Field · San Angelo
- WIND
- 310° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- OVC003
- DIST
- 72 NM SW
- AGE
- 2m ago
KBBD
LIFR
→
VFR
15Z
Curtis Field · Brady
- WIND
- 080° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 0.25 SM
- CEILING
- OVC002
- DIST
- 79 NM S
- AGE
- 18m ago
KMWL
VFR
Mineral Wells Regional Airport · Mineral Wells
- WIND
- 270° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW007
- DIST
- 93 NM E
- AGE
- 39m ago
KJCT
LIFR
→
VFR
15Z
Kimble County Airport · Junction
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC003
- DIST
- 115 NM S
- AGE
- 2m ago
// Area map · 120 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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