KBAM — Battle Mountain
Battle Mountain, NV · field elevation 4,536 ft · NON-ATCT
KBAM current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBAM 252335Z AUTO 29008G18KT 10SM CLR 28/00 A2996 RMK AO1
- Wind
- from 290° at 8 kt, gusting 18 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 28 °C / dewpoint 0 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.96 inHg
- Density altitude
- 7,098 ft · pressure altitude 4,496 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 290° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 7 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 22 | 4 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 04 | 4 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 13 | 7 kt tail | 4 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
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest 12 nm. Last image 8 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KBAM — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KBAM — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 40.59906, -116.87433
- Elevation
- 4,536 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1338Z / 0139Z
- Magnetic variation
- 13°E (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Salt Lake City
- County
- Lander, NV
Airport diagram
Everything else KBAM publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 7,300 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
| 13/31 | 7,299 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| H1 | 60 | 60 | CONC | PERI |
| H2 | 60 | 60 | CONC | PERI |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KWMC Winnemucca Muni46 nm
- KEKO Elko Rgnl51 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBAM airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Nevada 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.