KDYS — Dyess AFB
Abilene, TX · field elevation 1,790 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT
KDYS current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KDYS 111055Z AUTO 18014KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02610208
- Wind
- from 180° at 14 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 21 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,407 ft · pressure altitude 1,690 ft
- Observed
- 82 minutes ago
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 KDYS 111100Z 1111/1217 18012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH3004INS BECMG 1116/1117 18015G25KT 9999 SCT080 QNH3005INS BECMG 1201/1202 17012G18KT 9999 FEW080 QNH2990INS BECMG 1209/1210 18015G25KT 9999 FEW080 QNH2993INS TX38/1122Z TN25/1112Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.41848, -99.85654
- Elevation
- 1,790 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1201Z / 0128Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 5° (2015)
- Fuel
- A+
- Sectional
- Dallas-Ft Worth
- County
- Taylor, TX
Airport diagram
Everything else KDYS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 13,500 | 300 | CONC | HIGH |
| 163/343 | 3,500 | 60 | DIRT | — |
| 164/344 | 3,498 | 60 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 133.0
- Ground
- 118.35
- Approach EAST
- 125.0
- Approach WEST
- 127.2
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — LS
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
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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.