KBCB — Virginia Tech/Montgomery Exec
Blacksburg, VA · field elevation 2,119 ft · NON-ATCT
KBCB current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBCB 252355Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A3014 RMK AO2 T01600082 10223 20160
- Wind
- from 310° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 8 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.14 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,465 ft · pressure altitude 1,899 ft
- Observed
- 4 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 310° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 13 | 3 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
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 23,000–23,000 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 KBCB 252330Z 2600/2624 31004KT P6SM SKC FM261400 33008G16KT P6SM SKC
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.20939, -80.41209
- Elevation
- 2,119 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1112Z / 2314Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8°W (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Cincinnati
- County
- Montgomery, VA
Everything else KBCB publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,501 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 124.85
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
- Approach
- 133.225
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 2 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KPSK New River Valley13 nm
- KROA Roanoke/Blacksburg Rgnl (Woodrum Fld)22 nm
- KHLX Twin County33 nm
- KBLF Mercer County38 nm
- KLWB Greenbrier Valley39 nm
- KMTV Blue Ridge39 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBCB airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Virginia 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.