KBPG — Big Spring/Mc Mahon-Wrinkle
Big Spring, TX · field elevation 2,573 ft · NON-ATCT
KBPG current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBPG 111155Z AUTO 17009G14KT 10SM CLR 24/20 A3007 RMK AO2 T02440196 10288 20244
- Wind
- from 170° at 9 kt, gusting 14 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 20 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.07 inHg
- Density altitude
- 4,109 ft · pressure altitude 2,423 ft
- Observed
- 20 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 170° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 9 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 24 | 2 kt head | 9 kt from the left |
| 06 | 2 kt tail | 9 kt from the right |
| 35 | 9 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
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 KBPG — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KBPG — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.21262, -101.52165
- Elevation
- 2,573 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1208Z / 0134Z
- Magnetic variation
- 7° (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Dallas-Ft Worth
- County
- Howard, TX
Everything else KBPG publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 8,803 | 100 | CONC | MED |
| 06/24 | 4,601 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR/DME
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KMDD Midland Airpark31 nm
- KMAF Midland Intl Air And Space Port38 nm
- KLUV Lamesa Muni38 nm
- KSNK Winston Fld41 nm
- KODO Odessa-Schlemeyer Fld47 nm
- KSWW Avenger Fld56 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBPG airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Texas 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.