KSJS — Big Sandy Rgnl
Prestonsburg, KY · field elevation 1,222 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KSJS current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSJS 111155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/22 A3009 RMK AO2 T02490218 10255 20246
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 25 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.09 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,475 ft · pressure altitude 1,052 ft
- Observed
- 16 minutes ago
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 KSJS 111136Z 1112/1212 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 1115/1118 4SM -TSRA OVC025CB FM120300 VRB04KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT030 BKN050 PROB30 1203/1209 2SM TSRA BR BKN040CB
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 37.75096, -82.63673
- Elevation
- 1,222 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1043Z / 0028Z
- Magnetic variation
- -5° (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 →
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- KPBX Pike County/Hatcher Fld12 nm
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- 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.