KRBD/RBD METAR Dallas Executive Airport

Dallas, TexasElevation 660 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR7 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

210@6

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

960 ft

+300 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0853Z (3:53 AM local) · 7 min old

KRBD is currently VFR. Winds are from the southwest at 6 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

210° at 6 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

19°C / 12°C

66°F / 54°F. 7°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)

SLP235

sea-level pressure 1023.5 hPa

T01890122

precise temperature 18.9°C, dew point 12.2°C

53004

3-hour pressure tendency: rising quickly (0.4 hPa change)

FAA: no delays reported at RBD.

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 210° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests sunday partly sunny, high near 82F, low near 58F, 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	82/58	SSE 9 kt	–	0%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	80/60	SE 4 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	80/60	SSE 9 kt	–	5%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	82/62	SSE 9 kt	17 kt	3%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	83/62	SSE 9 kt	–	11%
Friday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	78/61	SE 9 kt	–	30%
Saturday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	81	S 9 kt	–	35%	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

2 runways · 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

210° at 6 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 175 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

5 kt

CROSS

3 kt R

BEST

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

6 kt R

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt L

HEAD

5 kt tail

CROSS

3 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

2 runways · longest 7,136 ft

13/31

Dimensions

7,136 x 100 ft

Surface

Concrete (excellent)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 13135°T

Landing length (LDA)5,537 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA6,766 / 7,136 / 6,622 ft

Displaced threshold1,085 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 31315°T

Landing length (LDA)6,601 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA6,051 / 7,136 / 7,101 ft

Displaced threshold500 ft

ILSILS/DME

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

Traffic patternLeft

17/35

Dimensions

3,800 x 150 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 17180°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 350°T

REILYes

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

960 ft

Pressure altitude

330 ft

Field elevation

660 ft MSL

Temperature

19°C (66°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) → 1213Z (7:13 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

Dallas Executive Airport is in Dallas, Texas. Field elevation 660 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerRAFAEL GARZA JR.

Manager phone214-670-7612

AttendedDaily, 0600–2000

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKRBD / RBD

SectionalDALLAS-FT WORTH

Center (ARTCC)FORT WORTH

Flight service (AFSS)FORT WORTH

RegionTexas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates32.6809, -96.8682

Distance from city6 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF127.250

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

125.2

RGNL APP/DEP

A/D

126.35

ATIS

118.625

CLNC DEL

CLD

120.3

CTAF

121.7

GND

120.3

EXECUTIVE TWR

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

KRBD 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

62.7

AVG OPS/DAY

87.2

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Piston single 58%Unknown 25%Jet 7%Twin 5%Turboprop 3%Helicopter 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~353 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~301 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~187 landings/mo

›PA44 (Twin) · ~30 landings/mo

›C150 (Piston single) · ~22 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)

›PA44 (Twin)

›B06 (Helicopter)

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

10 NM N

VFR

KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

16 NM NW

VFR

KADS Addison Airport

17 NM N

VFR

KFTW Fort Worth Meacham International Airport

26 NM W

VFR

KAFW Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport

29 NM NW

VFR

KNFW NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field

29 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›WHEN ATCT CLSD MIRL RWYS 13/31& 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.

›25 FT TREES, 0-199 FT DSTC, 399 FT R. 15 FT CONC WALL, 0 FT DSTC, 385 L.

›APCH SLOPE 0:1 TO DSPLCD THLD OVR 20 FT TREES, 0 FT DSTC, 395 FT R.

›ON CALL AFT HRS.

›BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

›FUEL AVBL 24 HR.

›PRE-DATES ACT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KRBD on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KRBD have a METAR?

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

Does KRBD have a TAF?

When KRBD 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 KRBD?

KRBD sits at 660 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KRBD?

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.