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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
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBID 101756Z AUTO 27013G19KT 10SM CLR 12/03 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP112 6//// T01170033 10128 20089 56021 PNO $
- Wind
- from 270° at 13 kt, gusting 19 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 12 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Density altitude
- -185 ft · pressure altitude 168 ft
- Observed
- 32 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 13 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | 13 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 10 | 13 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 24,000–24,000 ft.
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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
- 1128Z / 2132Z
- 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
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- 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.