KBAK — Columbus Muni
Columbus, IN · field elevation 656 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KBAK current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBAK 252345Z 05006KT 10SM CLR 18/07 A3020
- Wind
- from 050° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.20 inHg
- Density altitude
- 821 ft · pressure altitude 376 ft
- Observed
- 13 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 050° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 14 | 1 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 32 | 1 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 23 | 6 kt tail | 1 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
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KBAK — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KBAK — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 39.26192, -85.89634
- Elevation
- 656 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1134Z / 2336Z
- Tower hours
- 0630-2200
- Magnetic variation
- 3°W (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- St Louis
- County
- Bartholomew, IN
Airport diagram
Everything else KBAK publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 6,401 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 14/32 | 5,000 | 100 | CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- Tower 0630-2200
- 118.6
- Ground
- 121.6
- Clearance CTC APCH CTL
- 134.85
- CTAF
- 118.6
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 134.85
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KGEZ Shelbyville Muni20 nm
- KHFY Indy South Greenwood24 nm
- KHLB Batesville30 nm
- KIND Indianapolis Intl33 nm
- KBMG Monroe County34 nm
- KMQJ Indianapolis Rgnl35 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBAK airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Indiana 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.