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KBID — Block Island State
Block Island, RI · field elevation 108 ft · NON-ATCT
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KBID current weather Live
IFR ceiling 500–1,000 ft or visibility 1–3 statute miles
METAR KBID 261456Z AUTO 03022G31KT 6SM -RA BR OVC007 14/13 A2975 RMK AO2 PK WND 03037/1421 SLP073 P0000 60021 T01440133 50002
- Wind
- from 030° at 22 kt, gusting 31 kt
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 700 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 14 °C / dewpoint 13 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.75 inHg
- Density altitude
- 272 ft · pressure altitude 278 ft
- Observed
- 42 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 030° at 22 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 13 kt head | 18 kt from the left |
| 28 | 13 kt tail | 18 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
3 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 20,000–24,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KBID — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KBID — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.16811, -71.57783
- Elevation
- 108 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1038Z / 2237Z
- Magnetic variation
- 15°W (1985)
- Sectional
- New York
- County
- Washington, RI
Everything else KBID publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,502 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 120.1
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach
- 125.75
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KWST Westerly State15 nm
- KMTP Montauk16 nm
- KGON Groton-New London23 nm
- KOQU Quonset State27 nm
- KJPX East Hampton Town33 nm
- KPVD Rhode Island Tf Green Intl34 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBID airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Rhode Island 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.