KDFW — Dallas-Fort Worth Intl
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX · field elevation 606 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT
KDFW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDFW 252353Z 08007KT 10SM BKN250 32/16 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP146 T03170156 10333 20294 55006
- Wind
- from 080° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 25,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 32 °C / dewpoint 16 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.99 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,647 ft · pressure altitude 536 ft
- Observed
- 4 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 080° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 13L | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 13R | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 35C | 1 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 35R | 1 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 35L | 1 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 36R | 1 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 36L | 1 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 17C | 1 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 17L | 1 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 17R | 1 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 18L | 1 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 18R | 1 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 31L | 4 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 31R | 4 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KDFW 252320Z 2600/2706 10006KT P6SM BKN250 FM261600 16008KT P6SM BKN250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.89723, -97.03769
- Elevation
- 606 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class B
An ATC clearance is required before you enter.
The words matter: being told “stand by” is not a clearance, and neither is being given a squawk. You need “cleared into the Class Bravo”. Mode C is required within 30 nm of the primary airport — the veil — whether or not you enter the Bravo itself, and the VFR weather minimum is 3 statute miles and clear of clouds, because ATC is separating everyone inside.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1218Z / 0021Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 4°E (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Dallas-Ft Worth
- County
- Tarrant, TX
Airport diagram
Everything else KDFW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18L/36R | 13,401 | 200 | CONC | HIGH |
| 17C/35C | 13,400 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 17R/35L | 13,400 | 200 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 18R/36L | 13,400 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 13R/31L | 9,300 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 13L/31R | 9,000 | 200 | CONC | HIGH |
| 17L/35R | 8,500 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS ARR
- 123.775
- D-ATIS DEP
- 135.925
- Tower WEST · Continuous (24 hours)
- 124.15
- Tower EAST · Continuous (24 hours)
- 126.55
- Tower EAST · Continuous (24 hours)
- 127.5
- Tower WEST · Continuous (24 hours)
- 134.9
- Ground EAST
- 121.65
- Ground EAST
- 121.8
- Ground WEST
- 121.85
- Clearance
- 128.25
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach RWY 13R
- 118.1
- Approach RWY 18L
- 118.425
- Approach RWY 17L
- 119.4
Published procedures
- 41 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 29 departures published
- 23 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KDAL Dallas Love Fld10 nm
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- KAFW Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance15 nm
- KRBD Dallas Exec16 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KDFW airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Texas airports
- How to read a METAR
- 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.