KDYS· DYS· Abilene
Dyess Air Force Base
medium airport · elevation 1,789 ft (545 m)
12:38Z 00:18Z Day
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Current METARVFR
40 min ago·22:55ZKDYS 072255Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 32/09 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP115 T03150085
Wind
130° 3 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
32°C / 9°C
temp / dew
QNH
1014 hPa
29.94 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KDYS
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1011.5 HPa hourly temperature of 31.5°C and dew point of 8.5°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (1)
- FL100FA7X24 min agoSKC 10000ft–60000ft
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
16/344115 mPEM
161/3411067 mGRE
162/3421067 mASPH
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 16/34 | HW 2 kt | XW 2 kt L |
| RWY 161/341 | HW 3 kt | XW 2 kt L |
32.4208°, -99.8546°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 161/341 (use 161) | Preferred | HW 3 | 2 L | — |
| RWY 16/34 (use 16) | Usable | HW 2 | 2 L | — |
Density altitude
4,234 ft
elevation 1,789 ft
ISA deviation
+20.5°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KDYS
- ATIS38.570
- GND118.350
- TWR133.000
- A/DABILENE APP/DEP125.000
- PMSVPMSV METRO38.325
- POSTACC COMMAND POST31.100
- POSTAMCC34.940
- PTD139.300
Navaids near airportassoc. KDYS
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABI | VORTAC | 113.70 MHz | HIGH |
| DYS | TACAN | 133.60 MHz | MEDIUM |
| TQA | VOR-DME | 111.60 MHz | MEDIUM |
Runways3
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 16/3413,500 ft (4,115 m)
- Surface
- PEM
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 161/3413,500 ft (1,067 m)
- Surface
- GRE
- Lighting
- —
- ILS
- —
- RWY 162/3423,500 ft (1,067 m)
- Surface
- ASPH
- Lighting
- —
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KDYS
Wind3 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp29°C
QNH1014 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=24
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Dyess Air Force Base
Diagram unavailable for Dyess Air Force Base.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/10/07 16:48 UTC
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BASEVFR
BECMGVFR
BECMGVFR
BECMGVFR
VFRBASE07/16Z → 07/20ZVRB6KT · ≥10 km · SKC
Wind: VRB6KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SKC
TAF KDYS 071600Z 0716/0822 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2995INS
VFRBECMG07/20Z → 07/21Z1309KT · ≥10 km · SKC
Wind: 1309KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SKC
BECMG 0720/0721 13009KT 9999 SKC QNH2993INS
VFRBECMG08/07Z → 08/08ZVRB6KT · ≥10 km · SKC
Wind: VRB6KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SKC
BECMG 0807/0808 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3001INS
VFRBECMG08/19Z → 08/20Z0809KT · ≥10 km · SKC
Wind: 0809KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SKC
BECMG 0819/0820 08009KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS TX31/0722Z TN14/0812Z
Raw TAF
TAF KDYS 071600Z 0716/0822 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2995INS BECMG 0720/0721 13009KT 9999 SKC QNH2993INS BECMG 0807/0808 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3001INS BECMG 0819/0820 08009KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS TX31/0722Z TN14/0812Z
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