// Station · 18m ago
KFTW
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.4°C / 21.1°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 710 FT
32.8199°N / 97.3608°W
LOCATION · Fort Worth, US
WIND
200°8 kt
KFTW · 710 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 21
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 200°/8 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 KFTW 111453Z 20008KT 10SM CLR 29/21 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02940211 53007 $
KFTW · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 200° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 200° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
200°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H7 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,005'
16
HDG 160°
H6 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
7,502'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
34
HDG 340°
T6 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
35
HDG 350°
T7 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
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 +16°C
2,400FT
+1,690 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV710 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT568 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHHF
(Hemphill County Airport, Canadian, elev 2,396 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-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-6)
11:30ZSUNRISE
18:36ZSOLAR NOON
01:41ZSUNSET
02:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 29m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:09Z (10h 57m)
DAY LENGTH14h 10m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:56Z
MOONSET23:07Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KNFW
VFR
NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field · Fort Worth
- WIND
- 190° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT250
- DIST
- 5 NM SW
- AGE
- 1h 19m ago
KAFW
VFR
Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth
- WIND
- 220° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 10 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
KFWS
VFR
Fort Worth Spinks Airport · Fort Worth
- WIND
- 210° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM S
- AGE
- 23m ago
KGKY
VFR
Arlington Municipal Airport · Arlington
- WIND
- 160° / 9 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM SE
- AGE
- 18m ago
KDFW
VFR
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · Dallas-Fort Worth
- WIND
- 200° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 17 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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