KBAB· BAB· Beale Air Force Base

Beale Air Force Base

medium airport · elevation 113 ft (34 m)

13:14Z 02:54Z Day

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Current METARVFR

1 h ago·19:55Z

KBAB 261955Z AUTO 12014KT 10SM FEW027 SCT033 BKN075 17/10 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01680095 $

Wind

120° 14 kt

Visibility

10 SM

Ceiling

7,500 ft

Temperature

17°C / 10°C

temp / dew

QNH

1012 hPa

29.88 inHg

Clouds

FEW 2,700ft, SCT 3,300ft, BKN 7,500ft

Weather

—

Station

KBAB

Remarks

automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1012.1 HPa hourly temperature of 16.8°C and dew point of 9.5°C

Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC

SIGMET / AIRMET (0)

None active in area.

PIREPs (5)

FL001C172
16 min ago
FL040BE55
21 min ago
BKN 4000ft
FL030C414
24 min ago
FL020C172
34 min ago
SCT 2500ft
FL030E75L
36 min ago
BKN 3400ft

Wind & Runways

Wind arrow points downwind.

Runways

15/333658 mCON

Runway components

Runway	Head/Tail	Crosswind
RWY 15/33	HW 11 kt	XW 9 kt L

39.1361°, -121.4370°© CARTO Open in OSM →

Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits

Runway	Status	HW (kt)	XW (kt)	Flags
RWY 15/33 (use 15)	Preferred	HW 11	9 L	—

Density altitude

414 ft

elevation 113 ft

ISA deviation

+2.2°C

Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KBAB

ATIS27.350
GND121.600
TWR119.400
APPNORCAL APP125.400
DEPNORCAL DEP125.400
ACP940TH COMD POST25.602
MISCSUPERVISOR OF FLYING138.500
PMSVPMSV METRO23.980
POSTWING COMD POST32.100
PTD140.875

Navaids near airportassoc. KBAB

Ident	Type	Freq	Power
BAB	TACAN	108.60 MHz	MEDIUM

Runways1

Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.

Runway	Surface	Length	Lighting	ILS
RWY 15/33	CON	12,001 ft (3,658 m)	Lit	—

RWY 15/3312,001 ft (3,658 m)
Surface
CON
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—

24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KBAB

Wind14 kt

Vis16.1 km

Temp17°C

QNH1008 hPa

24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=16

3–6 kt

6–10 kt

10–16 kt

16–22 kt

>22 kt

Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Beale Air Force Base

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2026/04/24 20:54 UTC

25/00Z

25/06Z

25/12Z

25/18Z

26/00Z

BASEVFR

BECMGMVFR

BECMGVFR

VFRBASE24/20Z → 25/09Z17012KT · ≥10 km · FEW200

Wind: 17012KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Clouds: FEW200

TAF TAF AMD KBAB 242047Z 2420/2601 17012KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2981INS

MVFRBECMG25/09Z → 25/10Z1709KT · ≥10 km · BKN015

Wind: 1709KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Clouds: BKN015

BECMG 2509/2510 17009KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2980INS

VFRBECMG25/17Z → 25/18Z17012G18KT · ≥10 km · FEW040

Wind: 17012G18KT

Visibility: ≥10 km

Clouds: FEW040

BECMG 2517/2518 17012G18KT 9999 FEW040 QNH2976INS TX22/2423Z TN09/2513Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2420 NEXT 2712

Raw TAF

TAF TAF AMD KBAB 242047Z 2420/2601 17012KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2981INS BECMG 2509/2510 17009KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2980INS BECMG 2517/2518 17012G18KT 9999 FEW040 QNH2976INS TX22/2423Z TN09/2513Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2420 NEXT 2712

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