// Station · 13m ago

KNFW

NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field

CAT VFR

WIND 190° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,000 ft

T/Td 36.7°C / 20°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

ELEV 650 FT

32.7692°N / 97.4415°W

LOCATION · Fort Worth, US

WIND

190°10 kt

KNFW · 650 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN060

LAYERS

BKN060 BKN080

T / Td

37 / 20

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Moderate winds at 190°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 6,000 ft, and broken at 8,000 ft. 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 KNFW 112052Z 19010KT 10SM BKN060 BKN080 37/20 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP136 T03670200 58018

KNFW · day 11 at 20:52 UTC · wind from 190° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 6,000 ft · broken layer at 8,000 ft · temp 37°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

190°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

18★ HDG 180° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,999'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

36 HDG 360° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,650 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 +23°C

3,300FT

+2,650 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV650 FT OAT+37°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT588 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGNC (Gaines County Airport, Seminole, elev 3,315 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+33%

-23%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+23%

-15%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+13%

-10%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN080

Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL19,185 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

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

11:31ZSUNRISE

18:36ZSOLAR NOON

01:41ZSUNSET

02:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:09Z (5h 03m) DAY LENGTH14h 10m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE09:09Z MOONSET23:19Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KFTW

VFR

Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth

WIND: 160° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW001
DIST: 5 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

KFWS

VFR

Fort Worth Spinks Airport · Fort Worth

WIND: 200° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT060
DIST: 14 NM SE
AGE: 18m ago

KAFW

VFR

Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth

WIND: 170° / 9 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN085
DIST: 15 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

KGKY

VFR

Arlington Municipal Airport · Arlington

WIND: 150° / 9 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW070
DIST: 19 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

KGPM

VFR

Grand Prairie Municipal Airport · Grand Prairie

WIND: 160° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT055
DIST: 20 NM E
AGE: 10m ago

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