Barksdale Air Force Base

KBAD · Louisiana, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 130° Barksdale Air Force Base 15/33
Wind: 5 kt, 2 beaufort

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BKN 8,500
METAR KBAD 242255Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM BKN085 27/20 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02650201 $

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 24, 2024 17:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 130° with a speed of 5 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 8,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 8,500 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 27 °C. The heat index is 29. The dew point is 20 °C, the relative humidity is 66%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.06 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 19:51. 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° 2 kt 5 kt 36 %

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

8,500 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 26.5 °C
Dewpoint 20.1 °C
Rel. humidity 66%
Heat index 29 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP182Sea level pressure is 30.07 inHg (30.07 inHg)
T02650201Temperature is 26.5 °C (79.7 °F), dew point is 20.1 °C (68.2 °F)
$This weather station needs maintenance

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:34
Midday
13:12
Sunset
19:51 (1:39h)

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