KDYS· DYS· Abilene
Dyess Air Force Base
medium airport · elevation 1,789 ft (545 m)
11:34Z 01:51Z Day
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Current METARVFR
6 h 28 min ago·15:55ZKDYS 241555Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM SCT040 29/20 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02880200
Wind
190° 3 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
29°C / 20°C
temp / dew
QNH
1018 hPa
30.06 inHg
Clouds
SCT 4,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KDYS
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1015.0 HPa hourly temperature of 28.8°C and dew point of 20.0°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 3 kt | XW 1 kt R |
| RWY 161/341 | HW 3 kt | XW 2 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 3 | 1 R | — |
| RWY 161/341 (use 161) | Usable | HW 3 | 2 R | — |
Density altitude
3,766 ft
elevation 1,789 ft
ISA deviation
+17.5°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
Wind23 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp34°C
QNH1017 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=33
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 2026/06/24 16:09 UTC
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BASEVFR
BECMGVFR
BECMGVFR
VFRBASE24/16Z → 24/17Z19012KT · ≥10 km · SCT040
Wind: 19012KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SCT040
TAF KDYS 241600Z 2416/2522 19012KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3005INS
VFRBECMG24/17Z → 24/18Z18012G18KT · ≥10 km · SKC
Wind: 18012G18KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SKC
BECMG 2417/2418 18012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2995INS
VFRBECMG25/14Z → 25/15Z18015G25KT · ≥10 km · FEW040
Wind: 18015G25KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: FEW040
BECMG 2514/2515 18015G25KT 9999 FEW040 QNH2990INS TX37/2422Z TN24/2512Z
Raw TAF
TAF KDYS 241600Z 2416/2522 19012KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3005INS BECMG 2417/2418 18012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2995INS BECMG 2514/2515 18015G25KT 9999 FEW040 QNH2990INS TX37/2422Z TN24/2512Z
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