Bessemer Airport

KEKY · Alabama, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 160° Bessemer Airport 5/23
Wind: 4 kt, 2 beaufort

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4 kt
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OVC 4,500
METAR KEKY 181156Z AUTO 16004KT 7SM OVC045 18/18 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP043 70004 T01830183 10200 20178 53007

METAR Bessemer Airport - KEKY

Bessemer Airport is a midsized airport in Alabama, United States. The airport is located at latitude 33.31261 and longitude -86.92631. The airport has one runway: 5/23. The ICAO airport code of this field is KEKY. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is EKY. The airport is in the Atlanta FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Bessemer Airport on April 18, 2024 06:56, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 160° with a speed of 4 kt.

Visibility is 7 mi.

There are overcast clouds at an altitude of 4,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 4,500 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 18 °C. The dew point is 18 °C, the relative humidity is 100%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.11 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 19:20. This applies to Bessemer Airport, 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 %
5/23 050°-230° 4 kt 1 kt 94 %

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

4,500 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 18.3 °C
Dewpoint 18.3 °C
Rel. humidity 100%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP043Sea level pressure is 29.66 inHg (29.66 inHg)
70004Water equivalent of rainfall in the last 24 hours is 0.07 inch (0.0 mm)
T01830183Temperature is 18.3 °C (64.9 °F), dew point is 18.3 °C (64.9 °F)
10200 20178 53007

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:12
Midday
12:46
Sunset
19:20 (11:21h)

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