KBWG — Bowling Green-Warren County Rgnl
Bowling Green, KY · field elevation 547 ft · NON-ATCT
KBWG current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBWG 111153Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02560233 10272 20250 58001 $
- Wind
- from 230° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 23 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.08 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,738 ft · pressure altitude 387 ft
- Observed
- 20 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 230° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 5 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 30 | 2 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 12 | 2 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 03 | 5 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBWG 111120Z 1112/1212 22006KT P6SM SCT250 FM111600 23011G19KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250 FM120000 22006KT P6SM SCT250
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 36.96453, -86.41967
- Elevation
- 547 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1059Z / 0042Z
- Magnetic variation
- -4° (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- St Louis
- County
- Warren, KY
Everything else KBWG publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 6,501 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 12/30 | 3,956 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 8 approaches — ILS, LOC, LS, NDB, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KGLW Glasgow Muni23 nm
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- KCKV Outlaw Fld52 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBWG airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Kentucky 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.