KDYS· DYS· Abilene

Dyess Air Force Base

medium airport · elevation 1,789 ft (545 m)

11:57Z 01:18Z Day

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Current METARVFR

13 min ago·12:55Z

KDYS 271255Z AUTO 21011KT 9SM CLR 23/19 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP052 T02330192 $

Wind

210° 11 kt

Visibility

9 SM

Ceiling

CLR

Temperature

23°C / 19°C

temp / dew

QNH

1008 hPa

29.76 inHg

Clouds

CLR

Weather

—

Station

KDYS

Remarks

automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1005.2 HPa hourly temperature of 23.3°C and dew point of 19.2°C

Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC

SIGMET / AIRMET (0)

None active in area.

PIREPs (2)

FL300A321
5 min ago
TURB LGT
FL020C172
6 min ago

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 8 kt	XW 7 kt R
RWY 161/341	HW 7 kt	XW 8 kt R

32.4208°, -99.8546°© CARTO Open in OSM →

Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits

Runway	Status	HW (kt)	XW (kt)	Flags
RWY 16/34 (use 16)	Preferred	HW 8	7 R	—
RWY 161/341 (use 161)	Usable	HW 7	8 R	—

Density altitude

3,316 ft

elevation 1,789 ft

ISA deviation

+11.5°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.

Runway	Surface	Length	Lighting	ILS
RWY 16/34	PEM	13,500 ft (4,115 m)	Lit	—
RWY 161/341	GRE	3,500 ft (1,067 m)	—	—
RWY 162/342	ASPH	3,500 ft (1,067 m)	—	—

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

Wind22 kt

Vis16.1 km

Temp32°C

QNH1003 hPa

24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=29

3–6 kt

6–10 kt

10–16 kt

16–22 kt

>22 kt

Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Dyess Air Force Base

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2026/04/27 11:15 UTC

27/12Z

27/18Z

28/00Z

28/06Z

28/12Z

BASEVFR

BECMGVFR

VFRBASE27/11Z → 27/12Z21012KT · ≥10 km · SKC

Wind: 21012KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Clouds: SKC

TAF KDYS 271100Z 2711/2817 21012KT 9999 SKC QNH2973INS

VFRBECMG27/12Z → 27/13Z25012G18KT · ≥10 km · SKC

Wind: 25012G18KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Clouds: SKC

BECMG 2712/2713 25012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2971INS

VFRBECMG27/23Z → 28/00ZVRB6KT · ≥10 km · SKC

Wind: VRB6KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Clouds: SKC

BECMG 2723/2724 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2973INS

VFRBECMG28/05Z → 28/06Z18012KT · ≥10 km · SKC

Wind: 18012KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Clouds: SKC

BECMG 2805/2806 18012KT 9999 SKC QNH2978INS

VFRBECMG28/12Z → 28/13Z21012G18KT · ≥10 km · SCT020

Wind: 21012G18KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Clouds: SCT020

BECMG 2812/2813 21012G18KT 9999 SCT020 QNH2985INS

VFRBECMG28/15Z → 28/16Z24012G18KT · ≥10 km · SKC

Wind: 24012G18KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Clouds: SKC

BECMG 2815/2816 24012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2984INS TX35/2721Z TN19/2812Z

Raw TAF

TAF KDYS 271100Z 2711/2817 21012KT 9999 SKC QNH2973INS BECMG 2712/2713 25012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2971INS BECMG 2723/2724 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2973INS BECMG 2805/2806 18012KT 9999 SKC QNH2978INS BECMG 2812/2813 21012G18KT 9999 SCT020 QNH2985INS BECMG 2815/2816 24012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2984INS TX35/2721Z TN19/2812Z

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