KBAD· BAD· Bossier City
Barksdale Air Force Base
medium airport · elevation 166 ft (51 m)
12:25Z 23:34Z Day
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Current METARVFR
1 h 7 min ago·20:55ZKBAD 232055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/04 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02960035 56021 $
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
30°C / 4°C
temp / dew
QNH
1019 hPa
30.10 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KBAD
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1019.6 HPa hourly temperature of 29.6°C and dew point of 3.5°C Decrease then steady; or decrease then decrease more slowly of 2.1 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (1)
- FL380B73853 min agoTURB LGT
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
15/333584 mPEM
32.5018°, -93.6627°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Density altitude
1,850 ft
elevation 166 ft
ISA deviation
+15.3°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
Wind0 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp23°C
QNH1020 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=24
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Barksdale Air Force Base
Diagram unavailable for Barksdale Air Force Base.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/10/23 20:57 UTC
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
24/18Z
25/00Z
BASEVFR
VFRBASE23/20Z → 25/02Z1209KT · ≥10 km · SKC
Wind: 1209KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SKC
TAF TAF KBAD 232000Z 2320/2502 12009KT 9999 SKC QNH3011INS TX30/2321Z TN12/2412Z
Raw TAF
TAF TAF KBAD 232000Z 2320/2502 12009KT 9999 SKC QNH3011INS TX30/2321Z TN12/2412Z
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