// Station · 10m ago

KRBD

Dallas Executive Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 12 kt G22

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 32.2°C / 19.4°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 660 FT

32.6809°N / 96.8682°W

LOCATION · Dallas, US

WIND

150°12 kt

KRBD · 660 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/12G22

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

32 / 19

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 150°/12 kt, gusting 22. 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 KRBD 302053Z 15012G22KT 10SM CLR 32/19 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP097 T03220194 58016

KRBD · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 150° at 12 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 12 ktG22

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

150°12G22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13★ HDG 130° H11 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,136'

17 HDG 170° H11 kt X4 kt LEFT 3,800'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

31 HDG 310° T11 kt X4 kt LEFT —

35 HDG 350° T11 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,660 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 +19°C

3,000FT

+2,340 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV660 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT728 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K2F5 (Lamesa Municipal Airport, Lamesa, elev 2,999 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,923 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:22ZSUNRISE

18:26ZSOLAR NOON

01:30ZSUNSET

01:58ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:58Z (4h 54m) DAY LENGTH14h 07m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:52Z MOONSET13:00Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KGPM

VFR

Grand Prairie Municipal Airport · Grand Prairie

WIND: 160° / 12 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 9 NM W
AGE: 8m ago

KDAL

VFR

Dallas Love Field · Dallas

WIND: 180° / 9 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 10 NM N
AGE: 10m ago

KGKY

VFR

Arlington Municipal Airport · Arlington

WIND: 140° / 13 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 11 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

KJWY

VFR

Mid-Way Regional Airport · Midlothian/Waxahachie

WIND: 180° / 15 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM S
AGE: 8m ago

KDFW

VFR

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · Dallas-Fort Worth

WIND: 180° / 16 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 16 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

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