Barksdale Air Force Base

KBAD · Louisiana, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 170° Barksdale Air Force Base 15/33
Wind direction to Wind: 10 kt, gusting 17 kt, 3 beaufort

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BKN 6,000
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OVC 17,000
METAR KBAD 260555Z AUTO 17010G17KT 10SM BKN060 OVC170 23/19 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02290192 10258 20224 402860177 52004 $

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 Barksdale Air Force Base on April 26, 2024 00:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 170° with a speed of 10 kt. Wind gusts of 17 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 6,000 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 17,000 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 29.92 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° 3-6 kt 9-16 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

6,000 ft BKN Broken clouds
17,000 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 22.9 °C
Dewpoint 19.2 °C
Rel. humidity 78%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP134Sea level pressure is 29.93 inHg (29.93 inHg)
T02290192Temperature is 22.9 °C (73.2 °F), dew point is 19.2 °C (66.6 °F)
$This weather station needs maintenance
10258 20224 402860177 52004

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:32 (5:07h)
Midday
13:12
Sunset
19:52

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