KBTL — Battle Creek Exec At Kellogg Fld
Battle Creek, MI · field elevation 952 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KBTL current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBTL 100553Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T00780033 10100 20050 56014
- Wind
- from 210° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.98 inHg
- Density altitude
- 246 ft · pressure altitude 892 ft
- Observed
- 32 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 210° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23R | 8 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 23L | 8 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 13 | 1 kt head | 8 kt from the right |
| 31 | 1 kt tail | 8 kt from the left |
| 05L | 8 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 05R | 8 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBTL 100528Z 1006/1106 22008KT P6SM SKC WS020/27036KT FM100800 28008KT P6SM SKC FM102300 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.30647, -85.25009
- Elevation
- 952 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1226Z / 2224Z
- Tower hours
- 0700-2300
- Magnetic variation
- 4°W (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Calhoun, MI
Airport diagram
Everything else KBTL publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05L/23R | 10,004 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 13/31 | 4,837 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 05R/23L | 4,100 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 128.325
- Tower 0700-2300
- 126.825
- Ground
- 121.7
- CTAF
- 126.825
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 121.2
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KRMY Brooks Fld13 nm
- KAZO Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Intl14 nm
- KOEB Branch County Meml24 nm
- KFPK Fitch H Beach25 nm
- KHAI Three Rivers Muni/Dr Haines26 nm
- KIRS Kirsch Muni31 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBTL airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Michigan 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.