KDFW — Dallas-Fort Worth Intl
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX · field elevation 606 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT
KDFW current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDFW 111153Z 19009KT 10SM FEW250 26/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02560211 10289 20256 53007
- Wind
- from 190° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 21 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,860 ft · pressure altitude 486 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17C | 9 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 17L | 9 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 17R | 9 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 18L | 9 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 18R | 9 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 13R | 6 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 13L | 5 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 31R | 5 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 31L | 6 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 35C | 9 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 35R | 9 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 35L | 9 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 36R | 9 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 36L | 9 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
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 111120Z 1112/1218 18016KT P6SM SCT070
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
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
- 1149Z / 0117Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 4° (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
- Approach RWY 13R
- 118.1
- Approach RWY 18L
- 118.425
- Approach RWY 17L
- 119.4
- Approach WEST
- 119.875
- Approach NORTH
- 124.3
- Approach EAST
- 125.025
- Approach RWY 31R
- 125.2
- Approach RWY 17C
- 127.075
- Approach RWY 13R
- 133.15
- Approach EAST
- 133.525
- Departure EAST
- 118.55
- Departure NORTH
- 124.825
- Departure SOUTH
- 125.125
- Departure WEST
- 126.475
Published procedures
- 53 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 29 departures published
- 23 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KDAL Dallas Love Fld10 nm
- KADS Addison11 nm
- KGPM Grand Prairie Muni12 nm
- KGKY Arlington Muni14 nm
- 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.