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KBKW — Raleigh County Meml
Beckley, WV · field elevation 2,504 ft · NON-ATCT
KBKW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBKW 252351Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/07 A3017 RMK AO1 SLP220 T01280072 10178 20128 50001 $
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 13 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,523 ft · pressure altitude 2,254 ft
- Observed
- 7 minutes ago
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48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 23,000–23,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBKW 252320Z 2600/2624 36006KT P6SM SKC FM260500 00000KT 4SM BR FEW001 FM260700 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM261900 35010G16KT P6SM FEW250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.78733, -81.12417
- Elevation
- 2,504 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1115Z / 2317Z
- Magnetic variation
- 6°W (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
- 6 approaches — ILS, LOC, 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
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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.