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KBIH — Bishop
Bishop, CA · field elevation 4,124 ft · NON-ATCT
KBIH current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBIH 252356Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM CLR 31/M01 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP086 T03061006 10306 20278 56014
- Wind
- from 050° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 31 °C / dewpoint -1 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,935 ft · pressure altitude 4,114 ft
- Observed
- 7 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 050° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 08 | 5 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 35 | 4 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 12 | 1 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 30 | 1 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 17 | 4 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
| 26 | 5 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 16 nm. Last image 8 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBIH 252320Z 2600/2624 24010G18KT P6SM FEW120 FEW200 FM260300 34006KT P6SM FEW200 FM261400 VRB05KT P6SM SCT200 FM261900 17008KT P6SM BKN200 FM262200 16012G22KT P6SM BKN200
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.37311, -118.36361
- Elevation
- 4,124 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1345Z / 0144Z
- Magnetic variation
- 15°E (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- San Francisco
- County
- Inyo, CA
Airport diagram
Everything else KBIH publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 7,498 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 17/35 | 5,600 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 08/26 | 5,567 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| H2 | 100 | 100 | ASPH | — |
| H1 | 40 | 40 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — LDA, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
Elsewhere
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- 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.