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Block Island State Airport (KBID) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 5:56 PM ET, Oct 28, KBID is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Block Island State Airport in Block Island, RI, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Block Island State Airport (KBID) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Block Island, RI at a field elevation of 108 ft. KBID 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 2,502 ft.

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VFR
Observed 2156Z (5:56 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
210° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.42"
Temp / Dew
53°F / 12°C
dew 42°F / 6°C

Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.42 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBID 282156Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 12/06 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP302 T01170056

What changed at KBID?

Since the 2056Z (4:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2056Z (4:56 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KBID

KBID is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (28). Density altitude is approximately -900 ft (field elevation 108 ft). KBID does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGON, about 23 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
28FAV3 kt head4 kt left
103 kt tail4 kt right

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KBID 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
    2,502 × 100 ft · ASPH-E
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KBID
    Wind
    10
    3 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    28
    3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    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
061222Z11Z21Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KBID 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 KBID

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

PIREP2028Z (4:28 PM EDT) · 59 NM N of KBID · 15,000 ft MSL · B39M
continuous light occasional moderate 15,000–16,000 ft turbulence
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BOS UA /OV BOS225017/TM 2028/FL150/TP B39M/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 150-160
BOS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BOS225017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2028Reported at 20:28 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 150-160Turbulence: continuous light occasional moderate 15,000–16,000 ft.
PIREP2003Z (4:03 PM EDT) · 58 NM N of KBID · 16,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light chop turbulence
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ORH UA /OV ORH160010/TM 2003/FL160/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM 140 SMOOTH
ORH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORH160010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2003Reported at 20:03 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM 140 SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1805Z (2:05 PM EDT) · 68 NM NW of KBID · 16,000 ft MSL · A319
moderate chop turbulence
Show raw report
BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 1805/FL160/TP A319/TB MOD CHOP
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1805Reported at 18:05 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KBID

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KBID reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 96%MVFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 7/22 kt
Max gust: 31 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,800 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 1

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.

28
52%
10
48%

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Live KBID Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KBID's own weather station.

N28105 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 54° off runway 28, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 2,502 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Block Island State Airport (KBID) with runway 10/28 marked
N ↑

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

Attended
Jun-Sep Sun-Sat 0800-1700 local; Oct-May Sun-Sat 0800-1600 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
Yes
Other services
Air freight · Air ambulance · Charter · Parachute jumping
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KBID
IATA
BID
FAA LID
BID
City
Block Island
State
Rhode Island
Country
United States
Elevation
108 ft
Coordinates
41.1684, -71.5786
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,502 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KGON
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
23h 16m

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Pilot PIREPs for Block Island State Airport (KBID)

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 Block Island State Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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