KDYS Dyess AFB

UNKNOWN

Unknown — not enough evidence to call a runway

We don't know, and saying so beats guessing. No D-ATIS feed here — a voice ATIS/AWOS may exist; check the frequency. No ADS-B traffic data available. Weather observation is 7667 minutes old — treat with caution.

certainty: — evidence: NONE Class C

Wind 030° true at 4 kt · VFR · 7667 min old

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16 20% 13500 ft · 3 kt TAIL, 3 kt x-left

34 20% 13500 ft · 3 kt head, 3 kt x-right

163 15% 3500 ft · 3 kt TAIL, 3 kt x-left

343 15% 3500 ft · 3 kt head, 3 kt x-right

164 15% 3498 ft · 3 kt TAIL, 3 kt x-left

344 15% 3498 ft · 3 kt head, 3 kt x-right

Why — evidence behind this answer

Runway 16

PRIOR runway length 13500 ft +0.18
WIND 3 kt TAILWIND, 3 kt left crosswind 7667 min ago -0.00

Runway 34

PRIOR runway length 13500 ft +0.18
WIND 3 kt headwind, 3 kt right crosswind 7667 min ago +0.00

Runway 163

PRIOR runway length 3500 ft -0.09
WIND 3 kt TAILWIND, 3 kt left crosswind 7667 min ago -0.00

Runway 343

PRIOR runway length 3500 ft -0.09
WIND 3 kt headwind, 3 kt right crosswind 7667 min ago +0.00

Runway 164

PRIOR runway length 3498 ft -0.09
WIND 3 kt TAILWIND, 3 kt left crosswind 7667 min ago -0.00

Runway 344

PRIOR runway length 3498 ft -0.09
WIND 3 kt headwind, 3 kt right crosswind 7667 min ago +0.00

Sources consulted

source	status	age	note
D_ATIS	UNAVAILABLE		No D-ATIS at this field
METAR	OK	7667 min
ADSB	UNAVAILABLE		No ADS-B track history here yet
NOTAM	OK
CIFP	NOT_CONFIGURED		Instrument procedures: phase 4

Recent operations

No operations observed in the last hour. (No ADS-B track history here yet)

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KDYS field & runways

Dyess AFB, Abilene, Texas. Field elevation 1790 ft. Class C airspace. Towered. Private use. Magnetic variation 5.0°E on record, 4.3°E today.

The FAA's variation of record is the number this field was surveyed against; the second is where north points now, from WMM2025. It is moving 0.078°/year west — about 1° every 13 years — which is why runway numbers eventually stop matching their pavement.

Runway data from the FAA NASR 01 Oct 2026 cycle. Where NASR locates both thresholds, the true heading is the bearing between them rather than NASR's whole-degree alignment. Magnetic is that heading against *today's* declination from WMM2025, not the field's variation of record — so it can differ from the chart by the gap between the two shown above. The number painted on the runway is the one ATC uses.
Runway	True	Magnetic	Number	Length	Surface	Pattern	Notes
16	168.9°	164.6°	matches rule gives runway 17 in ~5 yr	13,500 ft	CONC	left	ILS
163	169.0°	164.8°	—	3,500 ft	DIRT
164	168.7°	164.4°	—	3,498 ft	ASPH
34	348.9°	344.6°	matches rule gives runway 35 in ~5 yr	13,500 ft	CONC	left	ILS
343	349.0°	344.8°	—	3,500 ft	DIRT
344	348.7°	344.4°	—	3,498 ft	ASPH

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