KADS/ADS METAR Addison Airport

Dallas, TexasElevation 644 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR25 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

170@4

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

1,059 ft

+415 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0835Z (3:35 AM local) · 25 min old

KADS is currently VFR. Winds are from the south at 4 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

170° at 4 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

20°C / 12°C

68°F / 54°F. 8°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.25 inHg

1024.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

FAA: no delays reported at ADS.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 170° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests sunday partly sunny, high near 82F, low near 60F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Sunday	Partly Sunny	82/60	SE 9 kt	–	0%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	80/63	SE 4 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	80/64	SSE 9 kt	–	5%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	82/65	SSE 9 kt	–	3%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	82/65	SSE 9 kt	–	7%
Friday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	78/65	SSE 9 kt	–	31%
Saturday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	80	S 9 kt	–	40%	Thunderstorms in the forecast

Source: National Weather Service (office FWD). Forecast issued 0859Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

170° at 4 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 164 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

4 kt

CROSS

1 kt R

BEST

HEAD

4 kt tail

CROSS

1 kt L

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 7,203 ft

16/34

Dimensions

7,203 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 16160°T

Landing length (LDA)6,224 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA7,203 / 7,203 / 7,203 ft

Displaced threshold979 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 34340°T

Landing length (LDA)6,431 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA7,203 / 7,203 / 7,203 ft

Displaced threshold772 ft

ILSILS/DME

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

1,059 ft

Pressure altitude

314 ft

Field elevation

644 ft MSL

Temperature

20°C (68°F)

Dewpoint

12°C (54°F)

Altimeter

30.25 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2344Z 6:44 PM

Sunrise

1239Z 7:39 AM

Loggable night

0009Z (7:09 PM local) → 1214Z (7:14 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2344Z (6:44 PM local) → 1239Z (7:39 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0044Z (7:44 PM local) → 1139Z (6:39 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Addison Airport is in Dallas, Texas. Field elevation 644 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerJAIME EDROSA

Manager phone972-392-4850

AttendedDaily, 0600–2200

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKADS / ADS

SectionalDALLAS-FT WORTH

Center (ARTCC)FORT WORTH

Flight service (AFSS)FORT WORTH

RegionTexas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates32.9686, -96.8364

Distance from city9 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

Traffic pattern alt956 ft MSL

CTAF126.000

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124.3

RGNL APP/DEP

A/D

133.4

ATIS

119.55

CLNC DEL

CLD

126

CTAF

121.6

GND

126

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KADS traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

136.9

AVG OPS/DAY

190.6

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 41%Unknown 34%Jet 13%Turboprop 5%Twin 5%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›P28A (Piston single) · ~372 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~221 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~186 landings/mo

›SR20 (Piston single) · ~76 landings/mo

›S22T (Unknown) · ~68 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›P28A (Piston single)

›UNKN (Unknown)

›SR20 (Piston single)

›C172 (Piston single)

›S22T (Unknown)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KDAL Dallas Love Field

7 NM S

VFR

KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

11 NM SW

VFR

KRBD Dallas Executive Airport

17 NM S

VFR

KAFW Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport

24 NM W

VFR

KFTW Fort Worth Meacham International Airport

28 NM W

VFR

KTRL Terrell Municipal Airport

33 NM SE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›10 FT ARPT PERIMETER RD, 0-200 FT DSTC, 320 FT L TO 460 FT R.

›US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT.

›EMAS NON-STD ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM: ENGINEERED MATERIALS ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 387 FT IN LENGTH BY 100 FT WIDTH LCTD 35 FT SETBACK FM DER 16.

›TPA: 956 FT AGL LIGHT ACFT, 1356 FT AGL LRG ACFT.

›ACTVT MALSR RWY 16; HIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF.

›10 FT ARPT PERIMETER RD, 0-200 FT DSTC, 275 FT R, 488 FT L

›APCH SLOPE 17:1 TO DSPLCD THR OVR 28 FT POLE, 490 FT DSTC, 536 FT L.

›APCH SLOPE 10:1 TO DSPLCD THR OVR 40 FT TREE, 430 FT DSTC, 475 FT L.

›ANTENNA ON TOP OF BLDG.

›NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS SURROUND ARPT. PILOTS REQUESTED TO USE NBAA STD NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES.

›BE ALERT: RWY HLDG PTN MRKGS LCTD AT THE WEST EDGE OF TWY A.

›BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

›USER FEE ARPT. CPB OFC HRS M-F 1000-2100. 214-208-3636.

›NO TGL WITHOUT AMGR APPROVAL.

›AWOS-3 INFO ONLY AVBL WHEN ATCT CLSD. ATIS AVBL DURING TWR HRS.

›NUMEROUS 200 FT BLDGS WITHIN 1 MILE EAST AND SOUTH OF ARPT; TRANSMISSION TOWERS AND WATER TANKS WEST OF ARPT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KADS on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KADS have a METAR?

Yes. KADS has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KADS have a TAF?

When KADS issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KADS?

KADS sits at 644 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KADS?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.