Barksdale Air Force Base

KBAD · Louisiana, United States

The METAR station used is 38 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 170° Barksdale Air Force Base 15/33
Wind direction to Wind: 11 kt, gusting 15 kt, 4 beaufort

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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 4,100
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SCT 4,900
METAR K4F2 082235Z AUTO 17011G15KT 7SM SCT041 SCT049 31/24 A2960 RMK AO2 T03110245

METAR Barksdale Air Force Base - KBAD/BAD

Barksdale Air Force Base is a midsized airport in Louisiana, United States. The airport is located at latitude 32.50193 and longitude -93.66263. The airport has one runway: 15/33. The ICAO airport code of this field is KBAD. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is BAD. The airport's IATA code is BAD. The airport is in the Ft Worth FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Panola County-Sharpe Field on May 8, 2024 17:35, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 170° with a speed of 11 kt. Wind gusts of 15 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 7 mi.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 4,100 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 4,900 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 31 °C. The heat index is 37. The dew point is 24 °C, the relative humidity is 66%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.60 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 20:01. This applies to Barksdale Air Force Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
15/33 151°-331° 4-5 kt 10-14 kt 33 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

4,100 ft SCT Scattered clouds
4,900 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 31.1 °C
Dewpoint 24.5 °C
Rel. humidity 66%
Heat index 37 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
T03110245Temperature is 31.1 °C (88.0 °F), dew point is 24.5 °C (76.1 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:23
Midday
13:13
Sunset
20:03 (2:10h)

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