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KBLF — Mercer County
Bluefield, WV · field elevation 2,857 ft · NON-ATCT
KBLF current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBLF 252352Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 13/07 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP209 T01330072 10189 20133 53004
- Wind
- variable at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 13 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,018 ft · pressure altitude 2,607 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.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBLF 252330Z 2600/2624 34004KT P6SM SKC FM261400 31008KT P6SM SKC
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.29595, -81.20752
- Elevation
- 2,857 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1115Z / 2317Z
- Magnetic variation
- 7°W (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A+
- Sectional
- Cincinnati
- County
- Mercer, WV
Everything else KBLF publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 4,743 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 2 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KMKJ Mountain Empire25 nm
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- KHLX Twin County37 nm
- KBCB Virginia Tech/Montgomery Exec38 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBLF airport diagram or an approach plate
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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.