KBAD· BAD· Bossier City
Barksdale Air Force Base
medium airport · elevation 166 ft (51 m)
11:33Z 00:53Z Day
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Current METARMVFR
40 min ago·16:05ZKBAD 271605Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM BKN018 OVC023 26/23 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP114 $
Wind
140° 8 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
1,800 ft
Temperature
26°C / 23°C
temp / dew
QNH
1011 hPa
29.86 inHg
Clouds
BKN 1,800ft, OVC 2,300ft
Weather
—
Station
KBAD
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1011.4 HPa
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (4)
- FL070E1706 min agoBKN 2100ft–6000ft
- FL220G28010 min agoTURB NEG
- FL000SCT02510 min ago
- FL020PC2416 min agoOVC 2300ft
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
15/333584 mPEM
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 15/33 | HW 8 kt | XW 2 kt L |
32.5018°, -93.6627°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 15/33 (use 15) | Preferred | HW 8 | 2 L | — |
Density altitude
1,586 ft
elevation 166 ft
ISA deviation
+11.3°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KBAD
- ATIS37.580
- GND121.800
- TWR128.250
- A/DSHREVEPORT APP/DEP119.900
- PMSVPMSV METRO37.362
- POSTCOMD POST31.100
- PTD37.220
Navaids near airportassoc. KBAD
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAD | TACAN | 115.80 MHz | MEDIUM |
| EIC | VORTAC | 117.40 MHz | HIGH |
| EMG | VORTAC | 111.20 MHz | MEDIUM |
Runways1
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 15/3311,758 ft (3,584 m)
- Surface
- PEM
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KBAD
Wind10 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp29°C
QNH1007 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=48
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Barksdale Air Force Base
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/27 12:15 UTC
27/12Z
27/18Z
28/00Z
28/06Z
28/12Z
28/18Z
BASEMVFR
BECMGMVFR
BECMGMVFR
BECMGVFR
TEMPO MVFR
MVFRBASE27/12Z → 27/15Z13010KT · ≥10 km · OVC020
Wind: 13010KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: OVC020
TAF TAF KBAD 271200Z 2712/2818 13010KT 9999 OVC020 QNH2977INS
MVFRTEMPO27/12Z → 27/16Z-DZ · OVC015
Weather: -DZ
Clouds: OVC015
TEMPO 2712/2716 -DZ OVC015
MVFRBECMG27/15Z → 27/17Z19014G20KT · ≥10 km · BKN020
Wind: 19014G20KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: BKN020
BECMG 2715/2717 19014G20KT 9999 BKN020 QNH2978INS
MVFRBECMG27/18Z → 27/19Z20015G25KT · ≥10 km · BKN025
Wind: 20015G25KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: BKN025
BECMG 2718/2719 20015G25KT 9999 BKN025 QNH2976INS
VFRBECMG28/00Z → 28/01Z18014KT · ≥10 km · BKN180
Wind: 18014KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: BKN180
BECMG 2800/2801 18014KT 9999 BKN180 QNH2980INS TX32/2721Z TN22/2812Z
Raw TAF
TAF TAF KBAD 271200Z 2712/2818 13010KT 9999 OVC020 QNH2977INS TEMPO 2712/2716 -DZ OVC015 BECMG 2715/2717 19014G20KT 9999 BKN020 QNH2978INS BECMG 2718/2719 20015G25KT 9999 BKN025 QNH2976INS BECMG 2800/2801 18014KT 9999 BKN180 QNH2980INS TX32/2721Z TN22/2812Z
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