Barksdale Air Force Base

KBAD · Louisiana, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 190° Barksdale Air Force Base 15/33
Wind direction to Wind: 10 kt, gusting 17 kt, 3 beaufort

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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 3,200
METAR KBAD 182055Z AUTO 19010G17KT 10SM SCT032 29/22 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02860221 57018

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 18, 2024 15:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 190° with a speed of 10 kt. Wind gusts of 17 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 3,200 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 29 °C. The heat index is 32. The dew point is 22 °C, the relative humidity is 66%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.90 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 19:46. 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° 6-11 kt 8-13 kt 63 %

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

3,200 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 28.6 °C
Dewpoint 22.1 °C
Rel. humidity 66%
Heat index 32 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP127Sea level pressure is 29.91 inHg (29.91 inHg)
T02860221Temperature is 28.6 °C (83.5 °F), dew point is 22.1 °C (71.8 °F)
57018

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:40
Midday
13:13
Sunset
19:46 (3:39h)

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