Bessemer Airport

KEKY · Alabama, United States

The METAR station used is 17 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Bessemer Airport 5/23
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

4 kt

5 kt
Change
0 ft 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 6,500
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 8,000
METAR KBHM 011953Z VRB06KT 10SM FEW065 SCT080 30/13 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP144 T03000133

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 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport on May 1, 2024 14:53, local time.

Airport observations

There is little or no wind from a variable direction.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 6,500 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 8,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 30 °C. The dew point is 13 °C, the relative humidity is 35%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.98 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:30. 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° 5 kt 4 kt 77 %

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

6,500 ft FEW Few clouds
8,000 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 30.0 °C
Dewpoint 13.3 °C
Rel. humidity 35%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP144Sea level pressure is 29.96 inHg (29.96 inHg)
T03000133Temperature is 30.0 °C (86.0 °F), dew point is 13.3 °C (55.9 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:57
Midday
12:44
Sunset
19:30 (4:13h)

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