Beale Air Force Base (KBAB) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS
As of 6:55 AM PDT, Oct 29, KBAB is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KBAB right now.
Live aviation weather for Beale Air Force Base in Beale Air Force Base, CA, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Beale Air Force Base (KBAB) is a regional airport serving Beale Air Force Base, CA at a field elevation of 113 ft. KBAB reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 12,001 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBAB 291355Z 34004KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A2992 RMK AO2A SLP135 T00820038 $
What changed at KBAB?
Since the 1255Z (5:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.00 → 29.92 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KBAB
KBAB is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 33. Density altitude is approximately -700 ft (field elevation 113 ft). KBAB does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBAB, about 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33FAV | 12,001 ft | CON | 4 kt head | 0 kt |
| 15 | 12,001 ft | CON | 4 kt tail | 0 kt |
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KBAB 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 15/3312,001 × 300 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KBABWind
- 15
- 4 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 33
- 4 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 23 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KBAB weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at KBAB
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KBAB reported mostly VFR across 27 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 15
- 54%
- 33
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KBAB's own weather station.
Wind is 1° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.
Concrete · 12,001 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near KBAB
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near KBAB.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- all day
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Oxygen
- Bottled, low pressure · Bulk, low pressure
- Transient parking
- Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Cargo handling
- Control tower
- Yes
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KBAB
- IATA
- BAB
- FAA LID
- BAB
- City
- Beale Air Force Base
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 113 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.1361, -121.4370
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 12,001 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KBAB
- ATIS
- 27.35 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 10h 20m
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KBAB airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for Beale Air Force Base (KBAB)
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