Barksdale Air Force Base METAR KBAD

VFRMedium AirportElev. 51 m (166 ft)

Barksdale Air Force Base is situated in Bossier City, United States. The ICAO code of Barksdale Air Force Base is KBAD and the IATA code is BAD.
It has one PEM runway 15/33 with a length of 11,758 ft (3,584 m).
The elevation is 51 m (166 ft). Its coordinates are:

2026-08-22 13:55 UTC

Wikipedia AIP

Flight Cat

VFR

Temp

30.7°C

Wind

4kt

Visibility

> 10sm

Altimeter

30.00inHg

Raw METAR

METAR KBAD 221355Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP161 T03070228 $

Decoded

Wind: From 180° (S) at 4 kt
Visibility: > 10 sm
Temp / DP: 30.7°C (87°F) · Dew point 22.8°C (73°F)
Altimeter: 1016 hPa · 30.00 inHg
Sea level P: 1016.1 hPa

TAF

Valid 22 Aug 13:00 UTC – 23 Aug 18:00 UTC

Raw TAF

TAF COR KBAD 221313Z 2213/2318 16005KT 9999 SCT150 QNH2998INS BECMG 2216/2217 30010G15KT 9999 BKN150 QNH2992INS BECMG 2221/2222 06012G18KT 9999 VCTS BKN060CB QNH2989INS BECMG 2301/2302 12006KT 9999 NSW SCT080 QNH2989INS BECMG 2305/2306 12008KT 9999 VCTS BKN060CB QNH2991INS TEMPO 2305/2309 36015G25KT 8000 -TSRA BKN050CB BECMG 2309/2310 02008KT 9999 NSW SCT060 QNH2991INS TX40/2221Z TN24/2212Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2213 NEXT 2312

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRTEMPO / INTER

13:0019:0001:0007:0013:00NOW

Sun 23 Aug

TEMPO05:00 – 09:00 UTC

360° / 15 G25 kt4.97 smLight Thunderstorm RainBKN 5,000ft CB

MVFR

Sat 22 Aug

BECMG21:00 – 01:00 UTC

060° / 12 G18 kt> 6 smVicinity ThunderstormBKN 6,000ft CB

VFR

BECMG16:00 – 21:00 UTC

300° / 10 G15 kt> 6 smBKN 15,000ft

VFR

BASE13:00 – 16:00 UTC

160° / 5 kt> 6 smSCT 15,000ft

VFR

Sun 23 Aug

BECMG01:00 – 05:00 UTC

120° / 6 kt> 6 smSCT 8,000ft

VFR

BECMG05:00 – 09:00 UTC

120° / 8 kt> 6 smVicinity ThunderstormBKN 6,000ft CB

VFR

BECMG09:00 – 18:00 UTC

020° / 8 kt> 6 smSCT 6,000ft

VFR

Forecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Runways

Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed

Runway	Heading	Length	Surface	Wind Offset	Headwind	Crosswind
15 ★ best	151°	11,758 ft (3,584 m)	PEM	29°	↑ 4 kt	2 kt R
33	331°	11,758 ft (3,584 m)	PEM	151°	↓ 4 kt	2 kt L

Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind

Sunrise & Sunset

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Sunrise11:42 UTC

Sunset00:52 UTC

Daylight:13h 10m

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

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Nearby Weather

ICAO	Airport	Distance	Category	Wind	Visibility	Sky	Temp
KDTN	—	9 km	VFR	260° 6 kt	> 10 sm	—	30°C
KSHV	—	17 km	VFR	240° 5 kt	> 10 sm	BKN 25000ft	29°C
KASL	—	61 km	VFR	260° 5 kt	> 10 sm	—	31.2°C
KAGO	—	91 km	VFR	240° 4 kt	> 10 sm	—	30°C
KGGG	—	99 km	VFR	220° 6 kt	> 10 sm	—	30.6°C
KIER	—	100 km	VFR	280° 8 kt	> 10 sm	—	31.1°C
KRSN	—	101 km	VFR	Calm	> 10 sm	—	30.4°C
KTXK	—	110 km	VFR	230° 5 kt	> 10 sm	—	29.4°C
KELD	—	113 km	VFR	VRB 3 kt	> 10 sm	—	29.4°C
KRFI	—	119 km	VFR	250° 5 kt	> 10 sm	—	30.7°C

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