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KBKX — Brookings Rgnl
Brookings, SD · field elevation 1,648 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KBKX current weather Live
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
SPECI KBKX 252352Z AUTO 13012KT 10SM SCT012 OVC019 16/14 A3014 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 130° at 12 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,900 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.14 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,882 ft · pressure altitude 1,428 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 130° at 12 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 12 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 17 | 8 kt head | 9 kt from the left |
| 35 | 8 kt tail | 9 kt from the right |
| 30 | 12 kt tail | 2 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
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KBKX — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KBKX — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.30453, -96.81892
- Elevation
- 1,648 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1218Z / 0019Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3°E (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Brookings, SD
Airport diagram
Everything else KBKX publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 6,000 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 17/35 | 3,600 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBKX airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other South Dakota 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.