KBLF· BLF· Bluefield
Mercer County Airport
medium airport · elevation 2,857 ft (871 m)
10:49Z 00:08Z Day
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Current METARVFR
32 min ago·20:52ZKBLF 232052Z AUTO 29007KT 200V320 10SM FEW048 SCT060 22/11 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02220111 56005
Wind
290° 7 kt (var 200°–320°)
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
22°C / 11°C
temp / dew
QNH
1018 hPa
30.07 inHg
Clouds
FEW 4,800ft, SCT 6,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KBLF
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1015.0 HPa hourly temperature of 22.2°C and dew point of 11.1°C Decrease then steady; or decrease then decrease more slowly of 0.5 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (2)
- FL370B73718 min agoTURB LGT
- FL310A32020 min agoTURB LGT
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
05/231446 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 05/23 | TW 3 kt | XW 7 kt L |
37.2958°, -81.2077°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 05/23 (use 23) | Preferred | HW 3 | 7 R | — |
Density altitude
4,248 ft
elevation 2,857 ft
ISA deviation
+12.7°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KBLF
- ASOS132.725
- CNTRINDIANAPOLIS CNTR126.575
- CTAF122.900
- RDOELKINS RDO122.200
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLF | VORTAC | 110.00 MHz | 0.9 | MEDIUM |
| MK | NDB | 335 kHz | 22.6 | LOW |
| PSK | VORTAC | 116.80 MHz | 26.8 | HIGH |
| BKW | VORTAC | 117.70 MHz | 29.4 | MEDIUM |
Runways1
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 05/234,743 ft (1,446 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- 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)Mercer County Airport
Diagram unavailable for Mercer County Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/08/23 18:22 UTC
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
24/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE23/18Z → 23/21Z30010G20KT · 6 SM · BKN035
Wind: 30010G20KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN035
TAF KBLF 231720Z 2318/2418 30010G20KT P6SM BKN035
VFRFM23/21Z → 24/00Z2908KT · 6 SM · SCT035
Wind: 2908KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT035
FM232100 29008KT P6SM SCT035
VFRFM24/00Z → 24/10Z2703KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 2703KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
FM240000 27003KT P6SM SKC
MVFRFM24/10Z → 24/13Z2404KT · 6 SM · BR · BKN010
Wind: 2404KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: BR
Clouds: BKN010
FM241000 24004KT 6SM BR BKN010
VFRFM24/13Z → 24/18Z2603KT · 6 SM · FEW200
Wind: 2603KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW200
FM241300 26003KT P6SM FEW200
Raw TAF
TAF KBLF 231720Z 2318/2418 30010G20KT P6SM BKN035 FM232100 29008KT P6SM SCT035 FM240000 27003KT P6SM SKC FM241000 24004KT 6SM BR BKN010 FM241300 26003KT P6SM FEW200
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