KSJS — Big Sandy Rgnl
Prestonsburg, KY · field elevation 1,222 ft · NON-ATCT
KSJS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSJS 100115Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 11/01 A3015 RMK AO2 T01080012 PWINO
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- not reported
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 1 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.15 inHg
- Density altitude
- 726 ft · pressure altitude 992 ft
- Observed
- 25 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, 38,000–38,000 ft.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KSJS 092336Z 1000/1024 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.75096, -82.63673
- Elevation
- 1,222 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1205Z / 2223Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5°W (1990)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Cincinnati
- County
- Martin, KY
Everything else KSJS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,051 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
- Approach
- 119.75
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KPBX Pike County/Hatcher Fld12 nm
- KJKL Julian Carroll34 nm
- KCPF Wendell H Ford37 nm
- KHTS Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Fld37 nm
- KLNP Lonesome Pine46 nm
- KDWU Ashland Rgnl48 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSJS 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.