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KBAC — Barnes County Muni
Valley City, ND · field elevation 1,402 ft · NON-ATCT
KBAC current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBAC 100135Z AUTO 28012KT 10SM CLR 08/01 A3007 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 280° at 12 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 1 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.07 inHg
- Density altitude
- 715 ft · pressure altitude 1,252 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 280° at 12 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 12 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 31 | 10 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 23 | 9 kt head | 8 kt from the right |
| 35 | 2 kt head | 12 kt from the left |
| 17 | 2 kt tail | 12 kt from the right |
| 05 | 9 kt tail | 8 kt from the left |
| 13 | 10 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 08 | 12 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 3 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KBAC — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KBAC — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 46.94119, -98.01793
- Elevation
- 1,402 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1328Z / 2303Z
- Magnetic variation
- 7°E (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Twin Cities
- County
- Barnes, ND
Everything else KBAC publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 4,201 | 75 | CONC | MED |
| 17/35 | 3,539 | 100 | TURF | — |
| 05/23 | 2,525 | 120 | TURF | — |
| 08/26 | 2,520 | 120 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KJMS Jamestown Rgnl27 nm
- KGWR Gwinner/Roger Melroe Fld46 nm
- KFAR Hector Intl49 nm
- KJKJ Moorhead Muni/Florence Klingensmith Fld56 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBAC airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other North Dakota airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.