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Bay Minette Municipal Airport (K1R8) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, K1R8 is currently VFR with variable winds at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Bay Minette Municipal Airport in Bay Minette, AL, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Bay Minette Municipal Airport (K1R8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bay Minette, AL at a field elevation of 248 ft. K1R8 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 5,500 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (2:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
VRB 6 kt
gusting 12 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.15"
Temp / Dew
81°F / 27°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind variable at 6 kt, gusting 12 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K1R8 281935Z AUTO VRB06G12KT 10SM CLR 27/11 A3015 RMK AO2

What changed at K1R8?

Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K1R8

K1R8 is currently VFR with variable winds at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 248 ft). K1R8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBFM, about 20 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

Current wind is variable at 6 kt, gusting 12 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
08--
26--

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K1R8 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 08/26
    5,500 × 79 ft · ASPH-G
    Closed (NOTAM)
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K1R8
    Wind
    08
    no steady wind
    26
    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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
081619Z06Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K1R8 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 K1R8

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

PIREP1602Z (11:02 AM CDT) · 43 NM NE of K1R8 · 30,000 ft MSL · B738
light to moderate chop turbulence
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GZH UA /OV MVC/TM 1602/FL300/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZTLFD 11
GZH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MVCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1602Reported at 16:02 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.
RM ZTLFD 11Remarks.
PIREP1450Z (9:50 AM CDT) · 62 NM NW of K1R8 · 27,000 ft MSL · C68A
light to moderate 270 turbulence
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MEI UA /OV MEI170050/TM 1450/FL270/TP C68A/TB LGT-MOD 270/RM SMALL POCKET. ZME 46
MEI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MEI170050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1450Reported at 14:50 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 270Turbulence: light to moderate 270.
RM SMALL POCKET. ZME 46Remarks.
PIREP1416Z (9:16 AM CDT) · 43 NM NE of K1R8 · 29,000 ft MSL · B737
light to moderate chop turbulence
Show raw report
GZH UA /OV MVC/TM 1416/FL290/TP B737/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZTLFD 11
GZH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MVCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1416Reported at 14:16 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.
RM ZTLFD 11Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K1R8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, K1R8 reported mostly VFR across 49 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,700 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 90%MVFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 4/9 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 5/15 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,700 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

08
95%
26
5%

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Live K1R8 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K1R8's own weather station.

N0826wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

Asphalt · 5,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Bay Minette Municipal Airport (K1R8) with runway 08/26 marked
N ↑

Runway 08/26 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
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K1R8
FAA LID
1R8
City
Bay Minette
State
Alabama
Country
United States
Elevation
248 ft
Coordinates
30.8703, -87.8193
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,500 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KBFM
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 24m

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Pilot PIREPs for Bay Minette Municipal Airport (K1R8)

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 Bay Minette Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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