KBAD — Barksdale AFB
Bossier City, LA · field elevation 165 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-RAPCON
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KBAD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBAD 092255Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/11 A3016 RMK A02A SLP217 T02000112 10221 20191 55000 $
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 20 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.16 inHg
- Density altitude
- 502 ft · pressure altitude -75 ft
- Observed
- 224 minutes ago
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48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 22,000–22,000 ft.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBAD 092000Z 0920/1102 28005KT 9999 SCT150 QNH3015INS BECMG 1000/1001 26005KT 9999 BKN170 QNH3016INS BECMG 1014/1015 18005KT 9999 BKN100 QNH3010INS TX22/0921Z TN13/1012Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.50193, -93.66263
- Elevation
- 165 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1240Z / 2317Z
- Tower hours
- OPR 1300-0400Z++ MON-FRI 1400-2200Z++ WKENDS; CLSD AFGSC FAMILY DAYS & FEDERAL HOL AND 1200-1500Z++ THIRD FRI MONTHLY FOR A-G MAINT.
- Magnetic variation
- 2°E (2015)
- Fuel
- A++
- Sectional
- Memphis
- County
- Bossier, LA
Airport diagram
Everything else KBAD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 11,758 | 299 | PEM | HIGH |
Frequencies
- Tower OPR 1300-0400Z++ MON-FRI 1400-2200Z++ WKENDS; CLSD AFGSC FAMILY DAYS & FEDERAL HOL AND 1200-1500Z++ THIRD FRI MONTHLY FOR A-G MAINT.
- 128.25
- Ground
- 121.8
- Approach 153-319
- 119.9
- Approach 320-152
- 123.75
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — ILS
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KDTN Shreveport Downtown5 nm
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- KAGO Ralph C Weiser Fld49 nm
- KGGG East Texas Rgnl54 nm
Elsewhere
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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.