KBAD· BAD· Bossier City
Barksdale Air Force Base
medium airport · elevation 166 ft (51 m)
11:36Z 00:51Z Day
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Current METARVFR
49 min ago·21:55ZKBAD 242155Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM FEW041 SCT050 SCT070 BKN190 29/20 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP049 T02930199 $
Wind
160° 8 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
19,000 ft
Temperature
29°C / 20°C
temp / dew
QNH
1005 hPa
29.67 inHg
Clouds
FEW 4,100ft, SCT 5,000ft, SCT 7,000ft, BKN 19,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KBAD
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1004.9 HPa hourly temperature of 29.3°C and dew point of 19.9°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (2)
- FL033SW31 h 54 m agoBKN 3300ft–5000ft
- FL060PA342 h 6 m agoTURB MOD
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
15/333584 mPEM
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 15/33 | HW 8 kt | XW 1 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 8 | 1 R | — |
Density altitude
2,108 ft
elevation 166 ft
ISA deviation
+14.3°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
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 20:15 UTC
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
26/00Z
BASEMVFR
BECMGMVFR
BECMGMVFR
BECMGMVFR
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TEMPO MVFR
MVFRBASE24/20Z → 25/02Z20012G18KT · ≥10 km · OVC030
Wind: 20012G18KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: OVC030
TAF TAF KBAD 242000Z 2420/2602 20012G18KT 9999 OVC030 QNH2962INS
MVFRBECMG25/02Z → 25/03Z35020G35KT · 9 km · TSRA · OVC020(CB)sn
Wind: 35020G35KT
Visibility: 9 km
Weather: TSRA
Clouds: OVC020(CB)sn
BECMG 2502/2503 35020G35KT 9000 TSRA OVC020CB QNH2969INS
MVFRTEMPO25/03Z → 25/06Z35025G40KT · 8 km · +TSRAGR
Wind: 35025G40KT
Visibility: 8 km
Weather: +TSRAGR
TEMPO 2503/2506 35025G40KT 8000 +TSRAGR
MVFRBECMG25/07Z → 25/08Z3205KT · 9 km · -SHRA · BKN020
Wind: 3205KT
Visibility: 9 km
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: BKN020
BECMG 2507/2508 32005KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 QNH2973INS
MVFRBECMG25/08Z → 25/09Z3105KT · ≥10 km · NSW · BKN015
Wind: 3105KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Weather: NSW
Clouds: BKN015
BECMG 2508/2509 31005KT 9999 NSW BKN015 QNH2970INS
MVFRBECMG25/15Z → 25/16Z2008KT · ≥10 km · BKN020
Wind: 2008KT
Visibility: ≥10 km
Clouds: BKN020
BECMG 2515/2516 20008KT 9999 BKN020 QNH2970INS TX28/2421Z TN21/2509Z
Raw TAF
TAF TAF KBAD 242000Z 2420/2602 20012G18KT 9999 OVC030 QNH2962INS BECMG 2502/2503 35020G35KT 9000 TSRA OVC020CB QNH2969INS TEMPO 2503/2506 35025G40KT 8000 +TSRAGR BECMG 2507/2508 32005KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 QNH2973INS BECMG 2508/2509 31005KT 9999 NSW BKN015 QNH2970INS BECMG 2515/2516 20008KT 9999 BKN020 QNH2970INS TX28/2421Z TN21/2509Z
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