KBAD· BAD· Bossier City
Barksdale Air Force Base
medium airport · elevation 166 ft (51 m)
11:08Z 01:21Z Night
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Current METARVFR
23 min ago·03:55ZKBAD 090355Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02810234 $
Wind
170° 7 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
28°C / 23°C
temp / dew
QNH
1016 hPa
30.01 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KBAD
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1016.4 HPa hourly temperature of 28.1°C and dew point of 23.4°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
15/333584 mPEM
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 15/33 | HW 7 kt | XW 2 kt R |
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 7 | 2 R | — |
Density altitude
1,691 ft
elevation 166 ft
ISA deviation
+13.3°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)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Barksdale Air Force Base
Diagram unavailable for Barksdale Air Force Base.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/09 04:54 UTC
09/06Z
09/12Z
09/18Z
10/00Z
10/06Z
BASEVFR
BECMGMVFR
BECMGVFR
VFRBASE09/04Z → 09/11Z1708KT · ≥10 km · SKC
Wind: 1708KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SKC
TAF TAF KBAD 090400Z 0904/1010 17008KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS
MVFRBECMG09/11Z → 09/12Z1708KT · ≥10 km · BKN015
Wind: 1708KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: BKN015
BECMG 0911/0912 17008KT 9999 BKN015 QNH3006INS
VFRBECMG09/14Z → 09/15Z18012KT · ≥10 km · SCT030
Wind: 18012KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: SCT030
BECMG 0914/0915 18012KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3009INS TX34/0921Z TN26/0912Z
Raw TAF
TAF TAF KBAD 090400Z 0904/1010 17008KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS BECMG 0911/0912 17008KT 9999 BKN015 QNH3006INS BECMG 0914/0915 18012KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3009INS TX34/0921Z TN26/0912Z
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