Pilkinton Airstrip Airport

68LA · United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 220° Pilkinton Airstrip Airport 13/31
Wind: 10 kt, 3 beaufort


10 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 3,200
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BKN 4,200
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BKN 5,000
METAR KBAD 022255Z AUTO 22010KT 10SM FEW032 BKN042 BKN050 26/20 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP090 T02600196 $

METAR Pilkinton Airstrip Airport - 68LA

This field is located in United States. The airport is located at latitude 32.33056 and longitude -93.51722. The airport has one runway: 13/31. This airport has no ICAO code, we use US-4709 as reference. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is 68LA. The airport is in the Ft Worth FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Barksdale Air Force Base on May 2, 2024 17:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 220° with a speed of 10 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 3,200 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 4,200 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 5,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 4,200 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 26 °C. The dew point is 20 °C, the relative humidity is 70%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.79 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 19:56. This applies to Pilkinton Airstrip 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 %
13/31 130°-310° 10 kt 100 %

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 FEW Few clouds
4,200 ft BKN Broken clouds
5,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 26.0 °C
Dewpoint 19.6 °C
Rel. humidity 70%
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP090Sea level pressure is 29.80 inHg (29.80 inHg)
T02600196Temperature is 26.0 °C (78.8 °F), dew point is 19.6 °C (67.3 °F)
$This weather station needs maintenance

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:26
Midday
13:11
Sunset
19:57 (1:25h)

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