KDYS· DYS· Abilene
Dyess Air Force Base
medium airport · elevation 1,789 ft (545 m)
11:33Z 01:46Z Night
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Current METARVFR
21 min ago·06:55ZKDYS 090655Z AUTO 18014KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP116 T02500209
Wind
180° 14 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
25°C / 21°C
temp / dew
QNH
1015 hPa
29.96 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KDYS
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1011.6 HPa hourly temperature of 25.0°C and dew point of 20.9°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
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 14 kt | XW 3 kt R |
| RWY 161/341 | HW 13 kt | XW 5 kt R |
32.4208°, -99.8546°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 16/34 (use 16) | Preferred | HW 14 | 3 R | — |
| RWY 161/341 (use 161) | Usable | HW 13 | 5 R | — |
Density altitude
3,367 ft
elevation 1,789 ft
ISA deviation
+13.5°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)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Dyess Air Force Base
Diagram unavailable for Dyess Air Force Base.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/09 05:03 UTC
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BASEVFR
BECMGMVFR
BECMGMVFR
BECMGMVFR
TEMPO VFR
VFRBASE09/05Z → 09/08Z17012G18KT · ≥10 km · SKC
Wind: 17012G18KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SKC
TAF KDYS 090500Z 0905/1006 17012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2986INS
MVFRBECMG09/08Z → 09/09Z17012G18KT · ≥10 km · BKN015
Wind: 17012G18KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: BKN015
BECMG 0908/0909 17012G18KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2988INS
MVFRBECMG09/14Z → 09/15Z19015G25KT · ≥10 km · BKN025
Wind: 19015G25KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: BKN025
BECMG 0914/0915 19015G25KT 9999 BKN025 QNH2998INS
MVFRBECMG09/16Z → 09/17Z19012G18KT · ≥10 km · BKN030
Wind: 19012G18KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: BKN030
BECMG 0916/0917 19012G18KT 9999 BKN030 QNH2991INS
VFRTEMPO09/22Z → 09/23Z19015G25KT · ≥10 km · VCTS · BKN060(CB)sn
Wind: 19015G25KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Weather: VCTS
Clouds: BKN060(CB)sn
TEMPO 0922/0923 19015G25KT 9999 VCTS BKN060CB TX34/0922Z TN24/0912Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0903 NEXT 0911
Raw TAF
TAF KDYS 090500Z 0905/1006 17012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2986INS BECMG 0908/0909 17012G18KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2988INS BECMG 0914/0915 19015G25KT 9999 BKN025 QNH2998INS BECMG 0916/0917 19012G18KT 9999 BKN030 QNH2991INS TEMPO 0922/0923 19015G25KT 9999 VCTS BKN060CB TX34/0922Z TN24/0912Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0903 NEXT 0911
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