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KBIH — Bishop
Bishop, CA · field elevation 4,124 ft · NON-ATCT
KBIH current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBIH 111156Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 18/06 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01830056 10294 20183 58001
- Wind
- from 330° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,326 ft · pressure altitude 3,994 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 330° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 35 | 4 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 26 | 3 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 08 | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 17 | 4 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 12 | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
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 22 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBIH 111120Z 1112/1212 33007KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200 FM111600 VRB05KT P6SM FEW120 SCT200 FM112000 18010KT P6SM VCTS SCT100CB BKN180 TEMPO 1120/1124 VRB20G30KT FM120300 32008KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.37311, -118.36361
- Elevation
- 4,124 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1306Z / 0250Z
- Magnetic variation
- 15° (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
- 4 approaches — DD, LDA, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
Elsewhere
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
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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.