KBAD — Barksdale AFB
Bossier City, LA · field elevation 165 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-RAPCON
KBAD current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBAD 111055Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02590235 $
- Wind
- from 130° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 24 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.07 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,314 ft · pressure altitude 15 ft
- Observed
- 78 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 130° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 33 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBAD 110400Z 1104/1210 15007KT 9999 FEW060 QNH3005INS BECMG 1114/1115 20010KT 9999 FEW020 QNH2995INS BECMG 1200/1201 15010G15KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2996INS TX38/1121Z TN24/1112Z
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
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
- 1136Z / 0103Z
- 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° (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 — LS
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
- Other Louisiana 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.