Barksdale Air Force Base

KBAD · Louisiana, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 180° Barksdale Air Force Base 15/33
Wind direction to Wind: 10 kt, gusting 16 kt, 3 beaufort

9 kt

5 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,200
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 6,000
METAR KDTN 260553Z AUTO 18010G16KT 10SM FEW022 BKN060 23/19 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02330189 10272 20233 402830189 51006

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 Shreveport Downtown Airport on April 26, 2024 00:53, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 180° with a speed of 10 kt. Wind gusts of 16 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 2,200 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 6,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 6,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 23 °C. The dew point is 19 °C, the relative humidity is 78%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.93 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 19:52. 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° 5-8 kt 9-14 kt 48 %

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

2,200 ft FEW Few clouds
6,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 23.3 °C
Dewpoint 18.9 °C
Rel. humidity 78%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP133Sea level pressure is 29.92 inHg (29.92 inHg)
T02330189Temperature is 23.3 °C (73.9 °F), dew point is 18.9 °C (66.0 °F)
10272 20233 402830189 51006

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:32 (4:41h)
Midday
13:12
Sunset
19:53

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