KAFW — Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance
Fort Worth, TX · field elevation 723 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KAFW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAFW 100953Z 21003KT 10SM BKN100 BKN160 OVC190 16/14 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP208 T01610144
- Wind
- from 210° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 10,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.16 inHg
- Density altitude
- 728 ft · pressure altitude 483 ft
- Observed
- 54 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 210° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 16L | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 16R | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 34R | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 34L | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KAFW 101011Z 1010/1106 21006KT 6SM -SHRA SCT060 BKN120 FM101300 20008KT P6SM BKN090
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.99031, -97.31943
- Elevation
- 723 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1255Z / 2331Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 4°E (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Dallas-Ft Worth
- County
- Tarrant, TX
Airport diagram
Everything else KAFW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16R/34L | 11,125 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 16L/34R | 11,000 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 126.925
- Tower HELICOPTERS · Continuous (24 hours)
- 120.825
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 135.15
- Ground
- 132.65
- Clearance
- 128.725
- Approach
- 118.1
Published procedures
- 7 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 9 departures published
- 7 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KAFW airport diagram or an approach plate
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.