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// Station · 57m ago

KFTW

Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 18.9°C / 18.3°C
ALTIM 29.78 inHg
ELEV 710 FT
32.8199°N / 97.3608°W
LOCATION · Fort Worth, US
N
WIND
210°4 kt
KFTW · 710 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 08Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
19 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.78"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 210°/4 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 KFTW 270853Z 21004KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP077 60001 T01890183 58013 $

KFTW · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · wind from 210° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 19°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.78" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1007.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
210°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
16 HDG 160° CALM 7,502'
34 HDG 340° CALM 7,502'
17 HDG 170° CALM 4,005'
35 HDG 350° CALM 4,005'
Pattern altitude: 1,710 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 +6°C

1,500FT
+790 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
3,300 2,100 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV710 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT849 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,255 FT KFTW ELEV · 710 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,255 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:25ZSUNRISE
18:28ZSOLAR NOON
01:30ZSUNSET
01:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:58Z (16h 08m) DAY LENGTH14h 05m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE20:06Z MOONSET10:11Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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