Barnes Farm Airport (23KY) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGDA), 23KY is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Barnes Farm Airport in Burna, KY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGDA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Barnes Farm Airport (23KY) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Burna, KY at a field elevation of 500 ft. 23KY has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGDA, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPAH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGDA, 11.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGDA 281215Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3027 RMK AO2 T00930077
What changed at KGDA (nearest station)?
Since the 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 23KY
Based on the nearest station (KGDA), 23KY is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (23). Density altitude is approximately -500 ft (field elevation 500 ft). 23KY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPAH, about 24 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 05 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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23KY runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 05/232,600 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 23KYWind
- 05
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
23KY weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 23KY
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGDA reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 70%
- 23
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
23KY has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGDA, 12 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 23, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 23KY
- City
- Burna
- State
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 500 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.2308, -88.3186
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGDA
- TAF
- Nearest KPAH
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 42m
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Pilot PIREPs for Barnes Farm Airport (23KY)
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