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KBID — Block Island State
Block Island, RI · field elevation 108 ft · NON-ATCT
KBID current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBID 121256Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM FEW060 23/17 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP097 T02280172 PNO $
- Wind
- from 340° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.82 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,183 ft · pressure altitude 208 ft
- Observed
- 27 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 340° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 10 | 1 kt tail | 5 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 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
- 0953Z / 2349Z
- Magnetic variation
- -15° (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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- 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.