KBAD — Barksdale AFB
Bossier City, LA · field elevation 165 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-RAPCON
KBAD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBAD 252255Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM CLR 32/14 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP161 T03230139 $
- Wind
- from 100° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 32 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,160 ft · pressure altitude 85 ft
- Observed
- 63 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 100° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 3 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 33 | 3 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
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
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 9,600–29,600 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBAD 252000Z 2520/2702 06006KT 9999 FEW060 FEW150 FEW200 QNH3002INS BECMG 2600/2601 06003KT 9999 FEW150 FEW200 QNH3001INS TX33/2521Z TN19/2612Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.50193, -93.66263
- Elevation
- 165 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
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
- 1205Z / 0007Z
- 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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- KGGG East Texas Rgnl54 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBAD airport diagram or an approach plate
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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.