KDFW — Dallas-Fort Worth Intl
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX · field elevation 606 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT
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KDFW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDFW 100053Z 19004KT 10SM FEW038 BKN110 BKN200 BKN250 19/14 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP209 T01890139
- Wind
- from 190° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 11,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 19 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.16 inHg
- Density altitude
- 916 ft · pressure altitude 366 ft
- Observed
- 47 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17C | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 17L | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 17R | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 18L | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 18R | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 13R | 3 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 13L | 2 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 31R | 2 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 31L | 3 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 35C | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
| 35R | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
| 35L | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
| 36R | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
| 36L | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
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
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 21,000–21,000 ft.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KDFW 092330Z 1000/1106 19006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060 TEMPO 1008/1012 -RA FM102200 19008KT P6SM BKN100
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.89723, -97.03769
- Elevation
- 606 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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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
- 1254Z / 2330Z
- 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
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KDFW airport diagram or an approach plate
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- 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.