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KBKW — Raleigh County Meml
Beckley, WV · field elevation 2,504 ft · NON-ATCT
3 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KBKW current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBKW 111151Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM VCTS FEW034 SCT046 BKN110 20/17 A3015 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT NW-NE SLP176 60024 70032 T02000172 10233 20194 58010 $
- Wind
- from 210° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 11,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 20 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.15 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,403 ft · pressure altitude 2,274 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 210° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 6 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 28 | 2 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 10 | 2 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 01 | 6 kt tail | 2 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
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBKW 111129Z 1112/1212 23006KT P6SM BKN050 FM112300 24009KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB PROB30 1200/1203 28015G25KT 2SM +TSRA FM120400 27008KT P6SM BKN050
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.78733, -81.12417
- Elevation
- 2,504 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1037Z / 0022Z
- Magnetic variation
- -6° (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Cincinnati
- County
- Raleigh, WV
Everything else KBKW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 6,750 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 10/28 | 5,001 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach
- 125.4
Published procedures
- 7 approaches — ILS, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KBLF Mercer County30 nm
- KLWB Greenbrier Valley35 nm
- KCRW West Virginia Intl Yeager42 nm
- KPSK New River Valley44 nm
- KBCB Virginia Tech/Montgomery Exec48 nm
- KJFZ Tazewell County54 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBKW airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other West Virginia 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.