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NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field (KNFW) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS

As of 5:52 PM CDT, Oct 28, KNFW is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KNFW right now.

Live aviation weather for NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field in Fort Worth, TX, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field (KNFW) is a regional airport serving Fort Worth, TX at a field elevation of 650 ft. KNFW reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 11,999 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.

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VFR
Observed 2252Z (5:52 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
160° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.07"
Temp / Dew
80°F / 27°C
dew 62°F / 17°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 5,500 ft, scattered clouds at 25,000 ft, temperature 27°C (80°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KNFW 282252Z 16009KT 10SM FEW055 SCT250 27/17 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02670167 $

What changed at KNFW?

Since the 2152Z (4:52 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 25,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for KNFW

KNFW is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,000 ft (field elevation 650 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV8 kt head3 kt left
368 kt tail3 kt right

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KNFW runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 18/36
    11,999 × 200 ft · CON
    Closed (NOTAM)
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KNFW
    Wind
    18
    8 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    36
    8 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061323Z13Z22Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KNFW weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KNFW

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP2311Z (6:11 PM CDT) · 30 NM NE of KNFW · 35,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
light chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CVE360005/TM 2311/FL350/TP CRJ7/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW48
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVE360005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2311Reported at 23:11 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZFW48Remarks.
PIREP2243Z (5:43 PM CDT) · 89 NM SW of KNFW · 31,000 ft MSL · A321
intermittent continuous light chop turbulence
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BWD UA /OV BWD120030/TM 2243/FL310/TP A321/TB INTMT CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW63
BWD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BWD120030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2243Reported at 22:43 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent continuous light chop.
RM ZFW63Remarks.
PIREP2239Z (5:39 PM CDT) · 98 NM SE of KNFW · during climb · B738
continuous light occnl moderate chop turbulence
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UTS UA /OV LOA290030/TM 2239/FL280/TP B738/TB CONS LGT OCCNL MOD CHOP/RM DURC ZHU
UTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LOA290030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2239Reported at 22:39 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light occnl moderate chop.
RM DURC ZHURemarks.
PIREP2206Z (5:06 PM CDT) · 71 NM SE of KNFW · 28,000 ft MSL · A321
occasional moderate chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CQY/TM 2206/FL280/TP A321/TB OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CQYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2206Reported at 22:06 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: occasional moderate chop.
RM ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP2203Z (5:03 PM CDT) · 22 NM E of KNFW · during descent · A321
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DFW UA /OV 18 NW/TM 2203/FLDURD/TP A321
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 18 NWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2203Reported at 22:03 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
PIREP2156Z (4:56 PM CDT) · 91 NM W of KNFW · 34,000 ft MSL · B738
moderate chop turbulence
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ABI UA /OV ABI090035/TM 2156/FL340/TP B738/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZFW94
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABI090035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2156Reported at 21:56 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM ZFW94Remarks.
PIREP2151Z (4:51 PM CDT) · 22 NM E of KNFW · 40,000 ft MSL · E55P
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DFW UA /OV XQY/TM 2151/FL400/TP E55P/TB NEG/RM ZFW20
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV XQYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2151Reported at 21:51 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW20Remarks.
PIREP2147Z (4:47 PM CDT) · 22 NM E of KNFW · 8,500 ft MSL · CRJ7
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DFW UA /OV 35 NW/TM 2147/FL085/TP CRJ7/SK BKN
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 35 NWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2147Reported at 21:47 UTC.
FL085Altitude: 8,500 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KNFW

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KNFW reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 91%MVFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 7/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 2,300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/13 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,300 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

18
64%
36
36%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2251Z (5:51 PM CDT)

TAF KNFW 2823/2923 17011KT 9999 FEW055 SCT250 QNH3003INS FM290700 17007KT 9999 OVC012 QNH3009INS FM291800 16011KT 9999 VCSH OVC020 QNH3007INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2904 TIL 2911 TX27/2823Z TN19/2912Z FN20048

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Live KNFW Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KNFW's own weather station.

N18369 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 21° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

Concrete · 11,999 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field (KNFW) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Mon-Fri 1300-0500Z++ local; Sat-Sun 1500-2300Z++ local; Ot By Notam all day
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Landing fee
No
Control tower
Yes
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
Regional airport
ICAO
KNFW
IATA
FWH
FAA LID
NFW
City
Fort Worth
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
650 ft
Coordinates
32.7692, -97.4415
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
11,999 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Published
ATIS
27.357 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
16m

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KNFW airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

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Pilot PIREPs for NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field (KNFW)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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