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Columbus Municipal Airport (KBAK) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 9:45 PM EDT, Oct 27, KBAK is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Columbus Municipal Airport (KBAK) is a regional airport serving Columbus, IN at a field elevation of 656 ft. KBAK reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 14/32), the longest 6,401 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.

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VFR
Observed 0145Z (9:45 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.24"
Temp / Dew
54°F / 12°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBAK 280145Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3024 RMK LAST

Current pilot readout for KBAK

KBAK is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 656 ft). KBAK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIND, about 33 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 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
05--
14--
23--
32--

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KBAK runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 05/23
    6,401 × 150 ft · ASP
    Restricted (NOTAM)
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KBAK
    Wind
    05
    no steady wind
    23
    no steady wind
    2 active equipment NOTAMsView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 14/32
    5,000 × 100 ft · ASP
    Restricted (NOTAM)
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KBAK
    Wind
    14
    no steady wind
    32
    no steady wind
    1 active equipment NOTAMView 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
061210Z17Z01Z

Over the last 15 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KBAK 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 KBAK

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

PIREP0340Z (11:40 PM EDT) · 92 NM N of KBAK · 4,500 ft MSL · P28A
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GUS UA /OV I76/TM 0340/FL045/TP P28A/TB NEG/IC NEG
GUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV I76Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0340Reported at 03:40 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP0300Z (11:00 PM EDT) · 84 NM SW of KBAK · 25,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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EVV UA /OV PXV020040/TM 0300/FL250/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/IC NEG
EVV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PXV020040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0300Reported at 03:00 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP0131Z (9:31 PM EDT) · 83 NM NE of KBAK · 30,000 ft MSL · B763
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DAY UA /OV DQN/TM 0131/FL300/TP B763/IC NEG 130-300
DAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DQNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0131Reported at 01:31 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
IC NEG 130-300Icing: none reported 13,000–30,000 ft.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KBAK

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KBAK reported mostly VFR across 17 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 700 ft.

Last 24 hours
VFR 94%IFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 0/0 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: -
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 0/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

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.

23
35%
05
30%
32
18%
14
17%

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Live KBAK Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KBAK's own weather station.

N0523wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

Asphalt · 6,401 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Columbus Municipal Airport (KBAK) with runway 05/23, 14/32 marked
N ↑

Runway 05/23, 14/32 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
Sun-Thu all day; Fri-Sat 0600-2300 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen
Bulk, high & low pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Air freight · Air ambulance · Avionics · Cargo handling · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales · Annual surveying
Control tower
Yes
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
Regional airport
ICAO
KBAK
IATA
CLU
FAA LID
BAK
City
Columbus
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Elevation
656 ft
Coordinates
39.2624, -85.8956
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
6,401 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KIND
AWOS/ASOS
119.75 MHz
CTAF
118.6 MHz
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Next sunset
15h 46m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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KBAK 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 Columbus Municipal Airport (KBAK)

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

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