// Station · 17m ago
KFWS
Fort Worth Spinks Airport
CAT —
WIND 200° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING —
T/Td 24.9°C / 22.6°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 700 FT
32.5652°N / 97.3081°W
LOCATION · Fort Worth, US
WIND
200°5 kt
KFWS · 700 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
25 / 23
ALTIM
30.04"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 200°/5 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 KFWS 150055Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM 25/23 A3004 RMK AO2 T02490226 $
KFWS · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 200° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 200° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
200°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
18L★
HDG 180°
H5 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,660'
18R
HDG 180°
H5 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
6,002'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
36R
HDG 360°
T5 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
36L
HDG 360°
T5 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,700 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 +11°C
1,900FT
+1,200 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV700 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT576 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSJT
(San Angelo Regional Mathis Field, San Angelo, elev 1,919 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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)
11:32ZSUNRISE
18:36ZSOLAR NOON
01:39ZSUNSET
02:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING26m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:07Z (54m)
DAY LENGTH14h 06m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:45Z
MOONSET01:51Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KGKY
VFR
Arlington Municipal Airport · Arlington
- WIND
- 170° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW022
- DIST
- 12 NM NE
- AGE
- 19m ago
KNFW
VFR
NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field · Fort Worth
- WIND
- 180° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN120
- DIST
- 14 NM NW
- AGE
- 20m ago
KCPT
VFR
Cleburne Regional Airport · Cleburne
- WIND
- 210° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN140
- DIST
- 14 NM SW
- AGE
- 17m ago
KGPM
VFR
Grand Prairie Municipal Airport · Grand Prairie
- WIND
- 190° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM NE
- AGE
- 17m ago
KFTW
VFR
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth
- WIND
- 190° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW022
- DIST
- 16 NM N
- AGE
- 19m ago
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