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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
4,300 3,150 2,000
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,112 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 LEVEL9,112 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

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