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KBKX — Brookings Rgnl
Brookings, SD · field elevation 1,648 ft · NON-ATCT
KBKX current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBKX 100056Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 08/01 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP209 T00780006
- Wind
- from 290° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 1 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.09 inHg
- Density altitude
- 970 ft · pressure altitude 1,478 ft
- Observed
- 44 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 290° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 35 | 2 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 17 | 2 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 12 | 5 kt tail | 1 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
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
- 1317Z / 2305Z
- 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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- KFSD Joe Foss Fld43 nm
- KMML Southwest Minnesota Rgnl Marshall/Ryan Fld44 nm
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.