KF46 METAR Rockwall Municipal Airport

Rockwall, TexasElevation 574 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR19 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

110@5

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

1,182 ft

+608 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0055Z (7:55 PM local) · 19 min old

KF46 is currently VFR. Winds are from the east at 5 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

110° at 5 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

21°C / 9°C

70°F / 48°F. 12°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.16 inHg

1021.3 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

T02110092

precise temperature 21.1°C, dew point 9.2°C

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 110° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 59F, 3% 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
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	59	SE 4 kt	–	3%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	82/59	S 9 kt	–	6%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	85/63	SSE 9 kt	17 kt	2%
Thursday	Partly Sunny	83/63	S 9 kt	–	4%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	75/59	E 9 kt	–	46%
Saturday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	78/61	SSE 4 kt	–	40%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	83/64	S 9 kt	–	20%
Monday	Chance Rain Showers	84	S 13 kt	–	30%

Source: National Weather Service (office FWD). Forecast issued 0114Z.

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

110° at 5 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 172 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

4 kt L

BEST

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt R

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 3,373 ft

17/35

Dimensions

3,373 x 45 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

Edge lights

LOW

RWY 17172°T

Displaced threshold470 ft

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 35352°T

Displaced threshold289 ft

Traffic patternRight

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

1,182 ft

Pressure altitude

334 ft

Field elevation

574 ft MSL

Temperature

21°C (70°F)

Dewpoint

9°C (48°F)

Altimeter

30.16 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

2340Z 6:40 PM

Sunrise

1239Z 7:39 AM

Loggable night

0005Z (7:05 PM local) → 1214Z (7:14 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2340Z (6:40 PM local) → 1239Z (7:39 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0040Z (7:40 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

Rockwall Municipal Airport is in Rockwall, Texas. Field elevation 574 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerMELISSA HARDIN

Manager phone972-771-0151

AttendedDaily, 0800–DUSK

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKF46

SectionalDALLAS-FT WORTH

Center (ARTCC)FORT WORTH

Flight service (AFSS)FORT WORTH

RegionTexas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates32.9306, -96.4355

Distance from city2 NM E

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124.3

RGNL APP/DEP

A/D

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KF46 traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-25, 71 days observed · data 2026-10-25

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

11.7

AVG OPS/DAY

16.2

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 72%Unknown 16%Helicopter 6%Jet 2%Turboprop 2%Other 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~74 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~21 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~17 landings/mo

›T206 (Piston single) · ~7 landings/mo

›M20P (Piston single) · ~5 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

›UNKN (Unknown)

›C177 (Piston single)

›M20P (Piston single)

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.

KTRL Terrell Municipal Airport

VFR

VFR

VFR

KDAL Dallas Love Field

21 NM W

VFR

KRBD Dallas Executive Airport

26 NM SW

VFR

KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

30 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›DUE TO TERRAIN-UNABLE TO ACCURATELY MEASURE OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE SLOPE.

›FOR CD CTC LONE STAR APCH AT 972-615-2799.

›AMGR CELL, 972-835-5395. F46AVIATIONSERVICES@GMAIL.COM

›SVRL AREAS RWY & TXY PAVEMENT LIP GTR THAN 3 INS AT EDGE.

›RWY 17 50 FT DROP OFF AT APCH END OF PAVEMENT; STEEP DOWN SLOPE ALL SIDES OF DSPLCMT.

›NO LINE OF SIGHT BTN RWY ENDS.

›THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.

›ACTVT LIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF.

›SELF-SVC FUEL.

›15 FT RD, 22 FT DSTC, 250 L/R.

›20 FT TREES, 0-200 FT DSTC, 100 FT R.

›APCH RATIO 8:1 AT DSPLCD THR OVR 18 FT HGR 160 FT FM DSPLCD THR 204 FT R.

›APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KF46 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KF46 have a METAR?

Yes. KF46 has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KF46 have a TAF?

When KF46 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 KF46?

KF46 sits at 574 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KF46?

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.

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