KGKY METAR & TAF Arlington Municipal Airport

Arlington, TexasElevation 628 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR30 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

1,249 ft

+621 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0053Z (7:53 PM local) · 30 min old

KGKY is currently VFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

Calm

No steady wind.

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: CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

SLP208

sea-level pressure 1020.8 hPa

T02060089

precise temperature 20.6°C, dew point 8.9°C

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2320Z (6:20 PM local) · valid to 0000Z (7:00 PM local)

KGKY forecast starts VFR at 00Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

BKN12012,000 ft

0000Z7:00 PM0448Z11:48 PM0936Z4:36 AM1424Z9:24 AM1912Z2:12 PM0000Z7:00 PM

Codes in this report: P6SM SCT BKN

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SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

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 calm, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 60F, 5% 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	60	SE 4 kt	–	5%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	82/60	S 9 kt	–	7%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	84/64	SSE 9 kt	22 kt	2%
Thursday	Partly Sunny	81/61	SSE 9 kt	–	15%
Friday	Rain Showers Likely	73/58	ESE 9 kt	–	59%
Saturday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	76/60	SSE 4 kt	–	42%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	82/64	S 9 kt	–	22%
Monday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	83	SSW 13 kt	–	19%

Source: National Weather Service (office FWD). Forecast issued 0122Z.

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

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

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 6,080 ft

16/34

Dimensions

6,080 x 100 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 16168°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 34348°T

ILSILS/DME

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

1,249 ft

Pressure altitude

388 ft

Field elevation

628 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

2343Z 6:43 PM

Sunrise

1241Z 7:41 AM

Loggable night

0008Z (7:08 PM local) → 1216Z (7:16 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2343Z (6:43 PM local) → 1241Z (7:41 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0043Z (7:43 PM local) → 1141Z (6:41 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

Arlington Municipal Airport is in Arlington, Texas. Field elevation 628 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerTRENT BALLARD

Manager phone817-459-5571

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKGKY

SectionalDALLAS-FT WORTH

Center (ARTCC)FORT WORTH

Flight service (AFSS)FORT WORTH

RegionTexas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates32.6639, -97.0943

Distance from city4 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A · Jet A+

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF128.625

FREQUENCIES

Communications

135.975

RGNL APP/DEP

A/D

127.375

ASOS

118.85

RGNL CLNC DEL

CLD

123.075

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

128.625

CTAF

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KGKY 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

72.9

AVG OPS/DAY

93.4

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Piston single 65%Twin 14%Unknown 14%Jet 5%Turboprop 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~772 landings/mo

›PA44 (Twin) · ~181 landings/mo

›C72R (Piston single) · ~100 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~89 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~26 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›PA44 (Twin)

›UNKN (Unknown)

›P28A (Piston single)

›PA30 (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.

KRBD Dallas Executive Airport

11 NM E

VFR

KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

14 NM N

VFR

KFTW Fort Worth Meacham International Airport

16 NM NW

VFR

KDAL Dallas Love Field

17 NM NE

VFR

KNFW NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›EXTSV HEL TFC WEST OF RWY.

›100LL FULL & SELF SERVE.

›MIRL RWY 16/34 PRESET MED INTST; HIGHER INTST BY ATCT REQ. WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 34 - CTAF.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KGKY on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KGKY have a METAR?

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

Does KGKY have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KGKY; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KGKY?

KGKY sits at 628 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KGKY?

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.