KDYS· DYS· Abilene
Dyess Air Force Base
medium airport · elevation 1,789 ft (545 m)
12:01Z 01:16Z Day
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Current METARVFR
52 min ago·21:55ZKDYS 242155Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 33/M06 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP020 T03251060 $
Wind
300° 4 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
33°C / −6°C
temp / dew
QNH
1005 hPa
29.67 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KDYS
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1002.0 HPa hourly temperature of 32.5°C and dew point of -6.0°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (1)
- FL100S22T2 h 5 m agoTURB MOD
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 | TW 3 kt | XW 3 kt R |
| RWY 161/341 | TW 3 kt | XW 3 kt R |
32.4208°, -99.8546°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 161/341 (use 341) | Preferred | HW 3 | 3 L | — |
| RWY 16/34 (use 34) | Usable | HW 3 | 3 L | — |
Density altitude
4,597 ft
elevation 1,789 ft
ISA deviation
+21.5°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
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 16:03 UTC
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
BECMGVFR
BECMGVFR
BECMGVFR
BECMGVFR
BECMGMVFR
TEMPO MVFR
VFRBASE24/16Z → 25/00Z29012KT · ≥10 km · SKC
Wind: 29012KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SKC
TAF KDYS 241600Z 2416/2522 29012KT 9999 SKC QNH2977INS
VFRBECMG25/00Z → 25/01ZVRB6KT · ≥10 km · SKC
Wind: VRB6KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SKC
BECMG 2500/2501 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2969INS
VFRBECMG25/05Z → 25/06Z15012KT · ≥10 km · SKC
Wind: 15012KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SKC
BECMG 2505/2506 15012KT 9999 SKC QNH2968INS
VFRBECMG25/06Z → 25/07Z16012G18KT · ≥10 km · SKC
Wind: 16012G18KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SKC
BECMG 2506/2507 16012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2973INS
VFRBECMG25/10Z → 25/11Z21012G18KT · ≥10 km · SKC
Wind: 21012G18KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SKC
BECMG 2510/2511 21012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2971INS
MVFRBECMG25/12Z → 25/13Z21012G18KT · 8 km · BR · FEW010
Wind: 21012G18KT
Visibility: 8 km
Weather: BR
Clouds: FEW010
BECMG 2512/2513 21012G18KT 8000 BR FEW010 QNH2973INS
MVFRTEMPO25/14Z → 25/16Z21015G25KT · 8 km · BR · FEW010
Wind: 21015G25KT
Visibility: 8 km
Weather: BR
Clouds: FEW010
TEMPO 2514/2516 21015G25KT 8000 BR FEW010 TX32/2421Z TN16/2512Z
Raw TAF
TAF KDYS 241600Z 2416/2522 29012KT 9999 SKC QNH2977INS BECMG 2500/2501 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2969INS BECMG 2505/2506 15012KT 9999 SKC QNH2968INS BECMG 2506/2507 16012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2973INS BECMG 2510/2511 21012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2971INS BECMG 2512/2513 21012G18KT 8000 BR FEW010 QNH2973INS TEMPO 2514/2516 21015G25KT 8000 BR FEW010 TX32/2421Z TN16/2512Z
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