KFWS METAR Fort Worth Spinks Airport

Fort Worth, TexasElevation 700 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR34 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

150@3

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

1,575 ft

+875 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2252Z (5:52 PM local) · 34 min old

KFWS is currently VFR. Winds are from the southeast at 3 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

150° at 3 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

23°C / 10°C

73°F / 50°F. 13°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: CLR

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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 150° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 59F, 7% 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	SSE 4 kt	–	7%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	81/59	S 9 kt	–	6%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	83/62	S 9 kt	17 kt	2%
Thursday	Partly Sunny	81/60	SSE 9 kt	–	18%
Friday	Rain Showers Likely	72/57	ESE 9 kt	–	63%
Saturday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	76/59	S 4 kt	–	40%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	81/63	S 9 kt	–	21%
Monday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	82	SSW 13 kt	–	18%

Source: National Weather Service (office FWD). Forecast issued 2326Z.

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

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

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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

150° at 3 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 18L3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

18L

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

1 kt L

BEST

18R

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

1 kt L

36R

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

1 kt R

36L

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

1 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

2 runways · longest 6,002 ft

18L/36R

Dimensions

3,660 x 60 ft

Surface

Turf (good)

RWY 18L180°T

RWY 36R0°T

Traffic patternRight

18R/36L

Dimensions

6,002 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 18R180°T

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 36L360°T

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

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

1,575 ft

Pressure altitude

460 ft

Field elevation

700 ft MSL

Temperature

23°C (73°F)

Dewpoint

10°C (50°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

2344Z 6:44 PM

Sunrise

1242Z 7:42 AM

Loggable night

0009Z (7:09 PM local) → 1217Z (7:17 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2344Z (6:44 PM local) → 1242Z (7:42 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0044Z (7:44 PM local) → 1142Z (6:42 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

Fort Worth Spinks Airport is in Fort Worth, Texas. Field elevation 700 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerJOE HAMMOND

Manager phone817-392-5430

AttendedDaily, 0700–2200

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKFWS

SectionalDALLAS-FT WORTH

Center (ARTCC)FORT WORTH

Flight service (AFSS)FORT WORTH

RegionTexas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates32.5652, -97.3081

Distance from city14 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF124.625

UNICOM122.700

FREQUENCIES

Communications

135.975

REGIONAL APP/DEP

A/D

120.025

AWOS 3

AWOS

124.625

CTAF

121.725

FORT WORTH RDO

FSS

119.475

GND

124.625

TWR

122.7

UNICOM

UNIC

122.700

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KFWS 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

27.8

AVG OPS/DAY

44.1

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Piston single 57%Unknown 21%Helicopter 7%Jet 6%Turboprop 4%Twin 4%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›P28A (Piston single) · ~98 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~66 landings/mo

›C177 (Piston single) · ~15 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~15 landings/mo

›C150 (Piston single) · ~14 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›P28A (Piston single)

›C172 (Piston single)

›B407 (Helicopter)

›C177 (Piston single)

›FDCT (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.

KNFW NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field

14 NM NW

VFR

KFTW Fort Worth Meacham International Airport

16 NM N

VFR

KRBD Dallas Executive Airport

23 NM E

VFR

KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

24 NM NE

VFR

KAFW Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport

26 NM N

VFR

KDAL Dallas Love Field

29 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›TWY A UNLIGHTED.

›HEL SKIDDING OPNS PROHIBITED.

›ROTORCRAFT OPNS PROHIBITED ON TWY A BTN TWY H AND TWY A2.

›NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE: AVOID NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS ALL QUADRANT OF ARPT; MAINTAIN ALTITUDES AT OR ABOVE 1000 FT AGL OVER THESE AREAS.

›ROTORCRAFT OPNS PROHIBITED IN SELF SVC FUEL AREAS.

›FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC LONE STAR APCH AT 972-615-2799.

›100LL FULL AND SELF-SERVE.

›ACTVT MALSR RWY 36L - CTAF. WHEN ATCT CLSD MIRL RWY 18R/36L PRESET ON MED INTST.

›BIRDS & WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT.

›AVBL ONLY DURG DALGT/VFR AND DRY WEATHER SFC CONDS.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KFWS on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KFWS have a METAR?

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

Does KFWS have a TAF?

When KFWS 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 KFWS?

KFWS sits at 700 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KFWS?

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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