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Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6) Aviation Weather: METAR

A current METAR is not available for K1A6 right now.

Live aviation weather for Middlesboro-Bell County Airport in Middlesboro, KY, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Middlesboro, KY at a field elevation of 1,154 ft. K1A6 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 3,633 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.425.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s
Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

Current pilot readout for K1A6

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
10--
28--

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K1A6 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.

  • Runway 10/28
    3,633 × 75 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K1A6
    Wind
    10
    no steady wind
    28
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

K1A6 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of K1A6

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1456Z (10:56 AM EDT) · 81 NM E of K1A6 · 24,000 ft MSL · BE10
light rime icing
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VJI UA /OV GZG/TM 1456/FL240/TP BE10/TA M22/IC LGT RIME/RM ZTLFD
VJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GZGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1456Reported at 14:56 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP BE10Aircraft type reporting.
TA M22Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZTLFDRemarks.
PIREP1427Z (10:27 AM EDT) · 76 NM NW of K1A6 · 31,000 ft MSL · E170
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LEX UA /OV HYK198018/TM 1427/FL310/TP E170/TB NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYK198018Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1427Reported at 14:27 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1424Z (10:24 AM EDT) · 88 NM N of K1A6 · 32,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light chop turbulence
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HTS UA /OV ECB250020/TM 1424/FL320/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ECB250020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1424Reported at 14:24 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1423Z (10:23 AM EDT) · 67 NM N of K1A6 · 27,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
light turbulence
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LEX UA /OV HYK124028/TM 1423/FL270/TP CRJ9/TB LGT
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYK124028Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1423Reported at 14:23 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
PIREP1317Z (9:17 AM EDT) · 59 NM SE of K1A6 · 35,000 ft MSL · B39M
light chop turbulence
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AVL UA /OV SOT/TM 1317/FL350/TP B39M/TB LGT CHOP /RM ZTLFD-18
AVL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1317Reported at 13:17 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZTLFD-18Remarks.
PIREP1238Z (8:38 AM EDT) · 49 NM NE of K1A6 · 34,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop turbulence
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BKW UA /OV AZQ140020/TM 1238/FL340/TP B38M/SK TOP 340/TB CONS LGT CHOP
BKW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AZQ140020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1238Reported at 12:38 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 340Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1230Z (8:30 AM EDT) · 97 NM N of K1A6 · 32,000 ft MSL · E170
light moderate chop turbulence
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LOZ UA /OV SYM/TM 1230/FL320/TP E170/TB LGT MOD CHOP
LOZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SYMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1230Reported at 12:30 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT MOD CHOPTurbulence: light moderate chop.
PIREP1211Z (8:11 AM EDT) · 69 NM W of K1A6 · 34,000 ft MSL · A21N
light moderate chop turbulence
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LOZ UA /OV LVT/TM 1211/FL340/TP A21N/SK TOP 340/TB LGT MOD CHOP
LOZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LVTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1211Reported at 12:11 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 340Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGT MOD CHOPTurbulence: light moderate chop.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at K1A6

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 82%LIFR 18%
Wind avg/max: 0/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

28
61%
10
39%

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Live crosswind meter

K1A6's weather station isn't reporting right now.

N1028wind calm / variable

Live wind is temporarily unavailable.

Asphalt · 3,633 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6) with runway 10/28 marked
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Runway 10/28 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A+
Attended
Daily 0800-1700 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K1A6
FAA LID
1A6
City
Middlesboro
State
Kentucky
Country
United States
Elevation
1,154 ft
Coordinates
36.6103, -83.7374
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,633 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KLOZ
AWOS/ASOS
119.425 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
7h 43m

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Pilot PIREPs for Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Middlesboro-Bell County Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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Pilot PIREPs are community pilot notes for situational awareness only, not official FAA PIREPs or advisories. Verify with official sources. Notes are moderated before they appear; helpful marks and reports help us keep them useful.

⚠️ Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.

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